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Lights lights aren't on yet but this take you back to your days up at Kettle Marine it it does you know something about Friday Night Lights that just brings you back excited for the opportunity for our guys uh this environment should be really fun and great opponent here excited for 8:00 how do you think your players look at this game uh with the the Friday night thing and and playing under the light I I think there's a lot of excitement around it I mean a great opponent coming here an opponent that's gotten the best of us the last few times we playing them um had a great week of practice I think they're excited to be back home under the lights in front of our fan base um this group's got this group's ready to go well coaches always say David I I don't know if it's true or not that the team makes its biggest jump from week one to week two do you subscribe to that and and you have you seen that with your team this week you know we we certainly need to and it's been a great week of practice it was condensed it's a short week but our guys came back in the facility got to work took ownership and the things that we need to keep improving on and really excited to see those improvements show up on the field today where do you think you need to make a jump from last week you know it's in a lot of areas you know defensively our communication making sure we have all 11 on the same page is absolutely critical um we can continue to improve on getting off of blocks and space uh offensively you know it's it's it's just consistency Dave you know we we did so many good things last Saturday moving the ball but it's it's not shooting ourselves in the foot it's valuing the football it's executing the play the way that it's designed um and and again I I was really impressed with our guys intentionality about uh taking those strides this week in practice well you saw Manny Diaz defense last year when Penn State came in and and you guys were in that game of the four fourth quarter against a top 10 team do you see the the similarities with this defense I I think there's certainly a lot of similarities I mean coach Diaz for for a long long time has been known for putting together really aggressive very sound well coached defenses uh what we saw last year at Penn State uh what they were doing was nothing short of exceptional and and what they're doing and building off of here at Duke um we we know we got our hands full uh it's a great unit how about their quarterback Malik Murphy hey of a football player you know I know he's still getting his feet under him in terms of his experience but you know what he was able to do in in brief action uh a couple games at Texas last year and what he was able to show last week against Elon high-end arm Talent accurate pushes the ball down the field really well processes well think he's a great fit within their offensive scheme uh it's going to be a great challenge for our defense tonight all right keys for you tonight you know we got we got to do a great job of getting all 11 on the same page defensively play with great leverage tackle well offensively we got to do a great job of just staying poised they're going to throw a lot of different things at us stay ahead of the change value the ball in terms of you know third down conversions and do a great job of making sure that when we get into the tight Zone we uh we turn it into six points all right how are you healthwise well we're in a good spot you know a couple guys dinged up that we anticipate getting back here in short order uh but uh you know again you know 111 guys on this roster we talk about next man up mentality excited for a couple our guys on our team to step into new roles here tonight all right thanks coach good luck thanks Dave cats fans don't come to the game on empty stomach stop by Chick-fil-A Old Orchard and have them take care of your pregame meal conveniently located on skoki Boulevard across from the Old Orchard Mall whether you're driving 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Athletics wide open TouchDown all by himself AJ Henning it's time for Northwestern football here is the voice of the wild cats Dave andet the 24th meeting between the Northwestern Wild Cats the Duke Blue Devils they are meeting for the fourth consecutive year at the eighth time in 10 years Duke won last year's meeting in Durham 38-4 it's fifth straight win in the series dating to 2017 with wins in Evon in 2018 and 2022 before this streak Northwestern had won eight of the previous nine Duke leaves the alltime series 13 to 10 as the wild cats take the field here at Northwestern medicon field at Martin Stadium they' had at 10 all bre getting set for kick off here let's take 10 seconds for station identification this is Northwestern Wildcat football the Blackhawks Wild Cats in the NFL play here on am720 on Smart speakers say play WGN Chicago W the starting lineups are powered by constellation to learn more visit constellation.com energy constellation the preferred energy provider for Northwestern University athletics the wild cats will be led offensively by quarterback Mike Wright a 64 graduate from Atlanta he passed for 178 yards 60% completions last week and scored the game's only touchdown and the win over Miami the Wildcats leading rusher cam Porter Co Captain a graduate from Cincinnati who ran for 63 yards in the win over the Red Hawks the leading receiver for Northwestern Bryce Curts AJ Henning Frank cubby the fourth Calvin Johnson thei also in that wide receiver core one change on the offensive line for the wild cats tonight left guard Nick Herzog is out with an injury Cooper Lovel a graduate a transfer from USC will take his place at left guard alongside left tackle Caleb Chan Jack Bailey the center Josh Thompson and Ben rather on the right side of the offensive line Thomas Gordon Marshall Lang Duke olus among the tight EDS Duke is Led defensively by their star linebacker Cameron berson a senior from Albany Georgia who had eight tackles last week in their win over Elon up front the defensive 's Vincent Anthony Jr and Wesley Williams the tackles Kendy Charles Aaron Hall The Other linebackers Nick Morris Jr the middle Trey Freeman the will linebacker Joshua picket Chandler Rivers the corners Terry Moore Jaylen Stinson a veteran plays the Rover safety position captains remaining at the center of the field for the toss of the coin all right Duke you the visiting team what is your call heads heads Heads is a call it's say you want the toss so you're going to defer you want the ball which way you want to kick your back over there with the win Duke has W to toss elected to prer their choice to the second half Northwestern will receive Marcus Woods our referee it's an ACC officiating crew and I think I I've never quite heard that he told Duke you want to defer I don't think he even waited for them to give him the answer and then they couldn't figure out uh the win for a moment we want the we want to take the wind and uh they uh def the wind is clearly out of the North so there you go so we will look at Northwestern on offense first in this Duke defense Duke will be led on offense by quarterback Malik Murphy Richard sophore from Englewood California transfer from Texas time for our Athletico Physical Therapy injury update in pain start with Athletico visit athletico.com to request your incl clinic or virtual free assessment again left guard Nick Herzog out not expected to be a long-term injury and defensive tackle and co- Captain Carmine Bastone remains out for the wild cats as well and we're just about set to go cats in black jerseys with white numerals white helmets white pants and Coco oimo will be the Deep man dropping back Jake Arthur's back up running back at the 10 yd line on the near side handling kickoffs for Duke Ryan de yanski Duke in their blue helmets blue pants white jerseys with blue numerals and blue lettering on the back Duke a year ago under Mike Elco now the coach in Texas A&M 8 and5 they went four- four in the ACC tied for sixth they won their bowl game over Troy 17-10 that was in the Birmingham Bowl so both these teams won eight games a year ago had the same record won their bowl game yeah they lost their quarterback and we lost ours so they're quarterback went to Notre Dame and he had a a nice uh nice little competition a week ago against his old head coach Notre Dame's done pretty well with quarterbacks out of the ACC the transfer portal kid no [Music] kidding so coko osmo who had some cramping last week with returning kicks for the Wildcats but still ended up on the kickoff return he had one for 30 yards de yansi teas it up here is the run up the swing of the leg we away high end over and kick will be will hit in the end zone over the head of coko Let it go at the last second and a late penalty marker comes flying in after the play a flag is down so after the plate personal foul unsa roughness receiving team number 40 oh boy wow after the distance to the goal first down that's backup linebacker Jason Reynolds thei and so the cats will start the south end here at Northwestern Medicine field starting from the 13 yd line so not an ideal way to start that hurts wild cats last week with just four penalties third fewest of the big tattle in the opening week dup did not have a penalty in their win over Elon kind of rare hard to believe start from their own 13 fourman rush for Duke and here we go first snap of the game that's with a pistol with the right and quarter behind him and there is another penalty against the cats for a false start false start ner offense number eight 5yd penalty first down so before the ball's even snapped here cats have picked up a couple of penalties and their pin back deep in their own end at the eight yd line you know that changes your offense it changes your game plan how you want to start the game you might have scripted maybe a dozen or so plays that just went out the window right now AJ Hing called for the fal start he lineup as the wide receiver to the left now he'll motion across the formation hand off got a porter just tripped off as he reaches the 10 yd line he had room to run and cam Porter who looked good last week tripped up by Wesley Williams the defensive end actually they call him the Viper the Viper that's sort of the rush end position for Duke he's a red shirt sophomore and a second half six and a half tackles to loss a year ago gain on the play of about three still a second and long cats are still behind the chains here and right will turn and hand it off Porter Cuts back to the right Porter the 15 breaks a tackle 20 25 outside 3540 45 to Midfield and just tripped up well that's one way to get yourself out from behind the chains the big run by cam Porter all the way to Midfield where Alex Howard saved the touchdown for Duke they're going to mark it at the 46 yd line of the blue de and Dave what happened there is they had a blitz they had a linebacker come to the right and he took himself totally out of play he read that bounced it back to the opposite side where the linebacker came from and he found himself in the plus territory in one play 44 yards for cam Porter first and 10 for the Wildcats at the 46 and right to throw for the first time fire short right Marshall L the cat sp0 cuts inside 35 and he's got a first down to the 34 yd line gain of 12 Jaylen Stinson who's been playing against the cats forever it seems makes the stop first down for the wild cats as moving here in the opening Series Duke BR their two middle inside linebackers that means there's less coverage in the secondary they got one-on-one coverage there great pick up by the tight end and a first down first and 10 at the Duke 34 opening moments of this one Porter the running back shifts to the right of right gets the hand off no right keeps it rolls right now he lobed lobs one to the sideline out of bounds as he rolled to that side it'll be second down and 10 Williams applying the pressure second and 10 coming up yeah he was out of The Tackle Box through the ball beyond the line of scrimmage so he was safe no one to throw to he was flushed out of the pocket a little breakdown in protection he was running for his life cornerback came up said okay I got to get rid of this ball now by the way that was the longest run Camp Porter's career there you go second out and 10 here at the 34 of Duke right with Porter to his left this time and right will throw left catch made by heading and heading Twisted down inside the 30 at the 27 yd line by aie Nicholas backup middle linebacker for the Blue Devils and that was a quick screen coming right towards the Northwestern bench they pulled their offensive left guarden and that's the replacement Cooper LEL he didn't even wait for for him he got the ball and hening was off for a seveny pickup third down for the wild cats three yards to go here inside the 30 yd line of Duke right looks it over third down call for the cats right to throw rolls right right surveys the field H faks and now he's chased out of bounds just past the line of scrimmage short of the first by what looks to be a yard yard and a half at the 26 yd line and here comes Jack Olsen and the field goal unit for the Wildcats as it was Trey Freeman who chased the quarterback out yeah I think he wanted to throw that ball day but he missed handled it uh when he was rolling to his right he kind of he he went to fake pump and he actually lost the ball man was open downfield all right this looks to be a 43 yard attempt for Olen who connected on two of three tries a week ago including a 45 y out the hold of Hunter rener here's the snap placement kicked by Olson on the way into the wind and overend it is good into the teeth of the wind Jack Olen with his third three-pointer of the young season and the Wildcats score on the opening drive they take a three nothing lead on the Duke Blue Devils here in the first quarter 1146 to go time out this is Northwestern football presented by win truss 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field goal and the wild cats are up three to nothing and Dave what a great read by cam there he saw the linebacker basically in a game with the defensive lineman swarm over got himself totally out of the play he cut that back against the grain beautiful read good blocking up front on the backside you always got to make sure you're doing your stuff cutting off Pursuit on the back and it was Luke akres will kick off into the wi for the wild cats back deep pton Jones standing at the North End on the 5 yd line here's the run up by acres and the boot wow strong kick into the wi it'll be fielded by Jones inside the five returns it and he's cut down shy the 20 yd line cats kick coverage in the early going and small sample size a game under the their belts in about 5 minutes not even about 3 minutes so far the kick coverage has been very good the kicking game has been good hope will start from deep in their own and they will Mark the ball at the 17 yd Line Paul kraton who came in from Washington tight ends and now special teams coach has done a beautiful job with these guys and they've really bought into it and it shows all right Murphy is the quarterback Jack quz more the running back and Duke a man in motion and off to more and more stacked up and dropped shy of the 20 yd line got about two yards on the play ran into Jaylen P that defensive line Aiden hubard in there you'll see Naji story RJ Pearson out there double check who's in there now and second down up coming here at eight they'll screen it out to the tight end and he's dripped up great open field Tackle by Kenny sores on the tight end Jeremy Haz red shirt sophomore out of the right flat and you see in practice Timmy gargo working with his linebackers on those checks on if they have the tight end if they have the first back out on their side what's their responsibility that was great job by sores there in the flat Duke 42% on third down a week ago third down and five here on their own 22 yd line Murphy in the gun snap to Murphy short drop quick throw caught and the receiver TCH it down at the 27 the ball pops out but they're going to say that the receiver Samir hains was down bra Turner takes him down and got enough for the first down out to the 29 yd line a gain of seven yeah they that was very nice protection up front he got rid of the ball in a hurry this well there's the tempo first down and they'll hand it off to the left side it's haens and he's run out of bounds Daren Johnson angled it out over the far side across the 35 yard line Dave I'm going to pay attention uh I was looking at the replay cuz these guys run Tempo Tempo Tempo they they're at the line they're running ready to run a new play now they're holding them right now because the defense is making a substitution so you cannot run a play you have to allow them to substitute now we're back ready to go g of nine second and one here for the Blue Devils tyer G checks you on the defensive line Sean the blo L and up ended the running back tripped up start time a transfer from New Mexico State up ended by BR Turner a loss on the play of about a yard it's going to bring up third and two back at the 37 yd line they're so happy with Turner last week BR Turner with seven tackles and the tfl picked up another one right there I believe right there Dave yes he did receiver either side here on Third and short and off got to Thomas Thomas weaves his way up the middle got the first down stood up by OA and then driven out but he's got a first down for Duke and the Blue Devils have it out to the 47 yd line that's a gain of 11 on the play and it brings up a fresh set of downs here for the Blue Devils who Trail three nothing oh look they're ready to go already oh my gosh not going to have much time tonight it's all right I'm fine all right first and 10 Murphy throwing out on the left the tight end Twisted down to the left side by Kenny sores that was Nikki Dal Molen again again the veteran tight end 15 catches a year ago he caught that other pass earlier on this drive IAL of gr be second and seven I was talking to Lauren down the field before we started and I said they're going to try to run 120 plays and they're they're on a good Pace right here Hagen started in motion to the left comes back to the slot right actually three receivers to the right side morb back a running back gets the hand off through the left side hit and down he goes at the 49 yd line they're going to mark it it's going to bring up third and 10 or third and six rather Fen Johnson number 10 on the stop so third down for Duke the Blue Devils have converted two third Downs already third and six here just shy of Midfield first quarter 3 nothing Northwestern two receivers right two to the left Murphy in the gun snap to Malik Murphy rushes on Murphy lets it go down the middle incomplete threw it in the general direction of Javon Harvey wide receiver it's fourth down and the pting unit will come on for D the cats defense holds yeah the cats defense they brought two extra men right there they brought the four down lineman an outside rusher and an inside rusher from a linebacker spot and he was in a hurry to get rid of that ball or he would have been down AJ heading awaiting the punt by Kade reynoldson guess where he's from Ted Queensland Australia here is the pick short pick heading a let it hit it takes a Duke bounce and it goes out of bounds inside the five Somerset college to be exact time out 7:34 to go first quarter cats take over leading the Blue Devils 3 nothing this is Northwestern football presented by win trust from learfield on 720 wgm that's incredible magical spectacular fall colors and more than 6,000 M of trails make Minnesota a hiker's paradise discover what makes Minnesota the star of the north explore minnesota.com hey Northwestern fans enjoy a meal at Wildfire a 1940 style Supper Club featuring Steaks Chops and seafood try one of wildfire signature dishes from our All-American menu Bo radish crusted 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superior's North Shore discover what makes Minnesota the star of the north explore minnesota.com you're tuned into to North Western Wild Cats football presented by Wind Trust let's get you back out to the game here's the voice of the cats Dave andet Wildcat fans score a touchdown for your taste buds on game days with Odyssey Brands Greek yogurt and feta cheese made by four generations the Master Cheese makers and available at your local grocery well a 47 yard punt by rles it pins the wild cats at their own four which is even worse than where they started last time they started on the 13th at a false start pushed it back to the eighth they ended up coming out of it with three points on the drive now they get a little bigger challenge well they're going to have a challenge with this punter Dave and you mentioned from Australia there's only about 75 punters from Australia in college football today I wonder if he's like 28 or 27 years old but he is from Somerset College out there in Australia and boy that was a beautiful kick the wild cat pinned back deep in their own end for their second possession of the game as Mike right leads him out [Music] there cats boy a beautiful setting tonight lights this place is brightly lit yeah and uh you thought Ridley field was bright this thing is stunningly bright did you bring your sunglasses for the second half I have them yd line freshman Hayden Elan II and is a wide receiver for the wild cats Frank Cy Jr wi out to the left Mike Wright gets the snap in the end zone and hands it off and not much there for the running back he he didn't have much room to run Joseph hman the second on the carry Alex Howard took him down for a loss on the play second and 11 from the three coming up yeah they're two inside side linebackers they just totally gave in man they were down inside the a gaps they were not fooling around they came downhill to meet that running back hubby left HS to the right H in the running back pistol formation for the cats right standing about a yard and a half Deep In The End Zone gets the snap hands to highman finds Running Room up the middle and plunges out across the five close to the 10 ydd line better that time on the inside run Michael Reese takes him down graduate Nashville Tennessee at that bper position and it brings up third down for the cats third down and just about six yards to go here the wild cats their second third down of the game they failed on their first one they s two receivers left with Thomas Gordon the Inside Man two receivers right now AJ heading motions to the left some jumping on the line no flag snap to right right now he a deep down the left side it's intercepted intercepted by Moore Terry Moore with a leaping interception right in front of the Wildcat bench and out at the 29 yd line so the cats turn it over for the third time in their opening two games the first interception thrown by wri that ball didn't appear to have much on it into the win almost like Felding a pop there for the defensive back more well that was thrown into double cover coverage and again it didn't had a lot on it I would have rather have him throw that um of bounds into the team bench and then put your punter on the field now this is exactly what we saw a week ago when the cats fumbled the ball and Miami of Ohio came out in the field and we had a sudden change that's what's going on now we we we got off the field they missed a field goal so defense now is in a tough spot well again they were in this position last week and they came through let's see if they can do it again here first and 10 Duke at the 29 yd line of the Wildcats Jo wz Moore is the running back Malik Murphy last year 477 yards three touchdowns three interceptions for Texas he started two games played in eight trips left here for du for their first snap of this series they hand it off more running wide left they chased by Uli gets to the boundary and pushed out down inside the 25 yd Line near the 20 one and close to a first down theen Johnson runs him out gate of eight on the play second out and two here Duke ready to go again Dave he just outran everybody the linebackers the safety what a speed getting to the outside Thomas running back he gets the hand off takes it left and Thomas has a first down as he cuts it up inside and picks up a first down to the 18 yd line runs into Jaylen P there but a first down for Duke and the Blue Devils in the Red Zone where they were four for four last week with three touchdowns Murphy has him set here on First and 10 at the Northwestern 18 Haggin motions right to left snap to Murphy hands to Thomas and Thomas hit around the 16 yd line by Xander Mueller the Wildcats will linebacker Co captain and they're leading tackler five tackle last week for Xander you know their backs are not big but they run downhill a lot of speed they don't have a back over 200 and five pounds but boy do they turn it on when they get the ball second and eight at the 16 play fake Murphy down the middle caught touchdown touchdown to Eli panle on a deep slant Murphy put it on the money Braden Turner the defender on the play panle missed basically the last two seasons all of last year and most of the previous season he gets his ninth career touchdown and Duke has taken the lead first touchdown scored on the Wildcat defense this year it comes after a turnover Todd Pino on for the point after touchdown out of the ho of reynoldson here's the snap placement kicked by Pino is up and good and Duke takes the lead seven to3 450 to go here the first quarter in Evon this is Northwestern football presented by witch rust from learfield on 720 wgm Bud Light was brewed to be a delicious and easy to drink beer even when the little things in life are hard like when the game is going into overtime but you have even more time to enjoy it and a fresh Bud Light Bud Light easy to drink easy to enjoy pick up Bud Light at your local retailer today and enjoy responsibly anheiser Bush Bud Light 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Center guard Plumbing's Mike eeping tomorrow at 10: on home sweet home Chicago You're tuned in to Northwestern Wildcats football now back to the action here's the voice of the cats Dave edit well Duke had a short field scores a touchdown to cap a 29y Fourplay drive after the interception Murphy 16 yds to panco for the score the cats have had anything but a short field the first two times they've had the ball let's get a win trust sideline report now win official Bank of Northwestern Athletics and Chicago's Bank here's Lauren wiro guys I'm down here on the sideline and they just did honor Luke Donald who's an All-American golf here at Northwestern the former European Rider Cup captain and I had a chance to talk to him I asked him what he thought about this new temporary stadium and watching the cats football team out here and he said you know I learned one thing already and started pointing his fingers up to the sky which is what this cat's team does whenever there's any sort of Takeaway on defense I said wasn't quite time for that yet but hopefully he'll be able to put that into action soon enough all right thanks Lord for that wit shot report yeah the the captain of the European team that beat the US in the Ryder Cup in Rome right wasn't it yes and I also remember Conway Farms when he was won the NCAA yes indeed yeah out there alongside his college coach cat Goss who is the director the golf programs here at Northwestern and has been serving in an interim basis as athletic director prior to the arrival this past week of Mark Jackson all right the cats now will have to play for behind NE yansy will te it up and Joseph Heyman the Deep man on the kickoff this time is De gets his leg into it again head overend kick and will hit in the end zone touch back and the catch will go from the 25 and I have to think they'll gladly take the 25 Y Line well let's hope that that they they start on the 25 yard line I will notice one thing they have communication now in the college football with the helmet between the sideline and the quarterback they don't use it at Duke they they run Temple hurry up offense so they still signal it in with three different players on the sidelines with three different shirts on that's the way they communicate we huddle up 90% of the time so we do use the new communication Mike Wright has the greed dot on his helmet first and 10 Northwestern going right to left trips to the right side Camp corter the running back first and 10 right to throw dumps it off to quter 2530 along the sideline bumped out by Nicholas across the 35 yd line he's got a first down cam Porter on the reception from the quarterback Mike Wright first down for the wild cats a gain on the play of 11 yards and a first down to the 36 yd line you know Dave he only had 21 receptions a year ago that's his first catch this season so we need to get him involved as a p pass catcher out of the back field yeah by the way he was still their fifth leading receiver last year yes he was first down from the 36 Heading In Motion left to right snap to right back to throw lines up throwing right and it's broken up intended for Henning and broken up over on The Far Side by Joshua picket and it will bring up a second down and 10 yeah that was kind of a 5050 ball line dri a line drive ball right there and what a good play by the defender to get involved and knocking that ball down they get a senior from Demorest Georgia second and 10 for the Wildcats for their own 36 this time CS Henning Johnson all to the right side Porter to the right of Mike Wright and Wright takes it himself right side CS it in and nice Dives across the 40 to the 41 yd line short of the first by about five yards but he picked up by Trey Freeman tripped him up and it brings up third down at five for the wild Catu Trail 73 354 to go first quarter Dave he's a threat anytime they have a designed run for him he had nine last week for 65 yards that's just over for seven yards a carry he's dangerous cats are 0 for two on third down third and five for their own 41 heading in motion to the right side snap back to Mike right hands it off and cats will lose yardage on this one the running play goes nowhere as they stuff cam Porter right at the line led by hendy Charles Charles it transferred from Liberty University and the wild cats after picking up a first down will have to pump the football back deep is Quan Brown average 10 yards of return last week against Elon Luke AER is on in punt formation for the wild cat low snap picks it up gets the kick away High spiral down the near side Tak it on the rough ground and he is build whoa AJ heading I'm sorry Deon Turner rather the other number eight what coverage by Turner that guy caught it going about five 55 miles per hour The Return Man and he did not hesitate he went One Direction well then he ran in to Turner man cats Are Back In Action at Northwestern Medicine field for some Friday Night Lights action against Duke Friday September no wait a minute that's this game I don't think this is correct I think we're here already believe that that was a last week maybe and I'm Ron Burgundy 251 to go in the first hey you know I talked to acres this week during practice and I said gez congratulations you won the job and he said well really what happened is that rener is a rugby style NOS down kicker and uh the new uh the new uh special teams coach kraton wanted a more traditional NFL kicker a spiral kicker so that's why we got the the change in in the kicking um and acres is the guy and you can see that punt what a great job of getting rid of it because it was a low one bouncer was a bad snap and he still got it off for pretty good distance 35 yd punt three yard return for brown before he got drilled by Devin Turner and so Duke takes over up seven to3 with 251 to go in the force and despite all of this t cats have still out gained Duke 83-61 of course a lot of that 44 yards on that run by cam Porter on the cats opening drive but they have been on 0 for third down so far 0 for three and obviously they're going to have to fix that and also defensively Duke has picked up a couple of third down conversions and it's pretty tough when you start on the four yard line I mean you know 90% of your playbook is in the garbage camp that's one way to put it yeah Murphy uh career-high 291 yards last week against Elon his previous high with Texas 248 yards against Kansas State this is only his ninth career game and only the fourth time he has started a game but uh transferred from Texas to Duke and Duke needed a quarterback and of course Texas had a couple of quarterbacks yeah they a surus they're loaded so first down here for the Blue Devils he had some mop-up time he had he's played in seven total games but like you said only two starts so he feels like a new man he comes to Durham and man he's calling the shots good receivers Jordan Moore coming in here with 129 receptions in his career panle who scored the touchdown more the lineup wide to the right side running back will be Payton Jones of sophomore we saw him last year in dur and on first down here's Murphy looks left passes a screen to the right isander Mueller thought he had it could not hang on and then joha Moffet picked up the ball Wildcat defensive man was running with it they're reing it an incomplete pass but sea didn't know that he goes wait the ball's on the ground ball was up there for a moment and sander do for IT second down and 10 here for the Blue Devils this time they will hand it off and Jones try to cut back to his right cut down shy of the 35 at the 33 only got three it's going to bring up third down and seven so big third down opportunity here for the Wildcat defense you know who is lining up the right side of that defensive left anos Saka in a passing situation here Jones the running back Murphy the quarterback third and seven d for their own 33 snap to Murphy rushes off Murphy gets away from the pressure and he'll take a slide he dripped up at the 35 well short of the first it's fourth down Koko OA I think with a sh string tackle just enough to throw the quarterback Murphy off balance not known for his running and the cats hold a three and out by the Wildcat defense recorded there and and you brought it up you saw anos Sako in there and he's the one that Drew him or pushed him out of the pocket made him run to his right and got nothing out of it all right so the cats force a punt an on here is the snap here's the kick lowline drrive kick it'll bounce in front of AJ heading and he tries to pick it up on the bounce BBL picks it up around the five breaks the tackle across the 10 and slam down at the 12 yd line I think he knew that that ball was going to be down somewhere inside the 10 so he tried to pick it up he was juggling it dropped it the wrong way but he was able to recover a bit and the cats probably come out of bit better than they would have had he not done that yeah and he was juggling it and he was running the opposite way he made three guys miss wait make it four guys miss he went from the three yd line all the way out to the 12 that was a pretty good recovery bers out made the stop minute 22 to go in the first 73 Duke and the cats take over again poor field position they mark it at the 12 yd Line This Time Caleb kabala in a running back and right growing out of the back field got Johnson tries to stiff arm him in gets across the line on the right boundary and then driven back short yard he drawn the play as he's hit by Nicholas and we approach the final minute first quarter G at 2 second and eight coming up here from the Wildcat 14 yline yeah that was a outside receiver screen two receivers over there one's going to be the blocker the other one's going to catch and run up the field but the first receiver on his side did not get his block and boy they swarmed there's the good good news at about 50 seconds the wild cats are going to have the Win Second down at eight with their own 14 yd line right with calafi to his right right's going to throw it again rushes on he steps up he'll run he's to the 15 to the 20 and taken down across the 25 the 26 by Alex Howard but he's got a first down for the wild cats Mike Wright moves the chains here out to the 26 yd line a gain of just about 12 yds and a first down for the cats with 15 seconds to go and I think they're going to let the first quarter run out right here and take their chances in the second quarter that's going to do it for the first quarter of play here at Northwestern medicon field at Martin stadium and at the end one it's Duke 7 Northwestern three back with the second quarter next this is Northwestern football presented by wind from blairfield on 720 wgm at us waterproofing when we're called to fix a basement water problem we get it fixed right our experts will diagnose and educate you on all the issues contributing to your basement seepage problems and guide you through customized 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wild cats trailing 7 to3 now they never trailed last week against Miami the first time this season they have trailed but long way to go in this one they will move left to right with the wind which is now gusting to 20 M an hour here in the second quarter it's a little brisk out there we're protected a bit up here in the booth but you can see the the clothing on the sideline in front of us here at Northwestern if you've got something that's not tied down it might blow off Johnson El and Gordon all to the right side first and 10 for the wild cats moving left to right now Gordon motions to the left come set and off will go to the running back and bursting outside is K kalaf Out near the 35 yd line where he's run down by Jaylen Stinson nice gain there is there a flag yes there was off number 87 10 yard penalty first down so Dave Thomas Gordon with a holding call and this is something that I see a bon of contention with the tight ends particularly Gordon in practice you know I went to a lot of practice during camp and a lot of times he has his hands outside the framework of the defensive player so he's on the outside of the pads the lineman on the the official on his side sees that right away if you don't get those hands off in a nanc he's throwing the flag so the wild cats after getting themselves out from behind the chains they're right back behind them now with first and 20 back of their own 16 they're right back to throw rolls right DS it off got it complete here's Hyman across the 15 and Out near the 20 yd line goes Hyman he picks up four tough yards before running into Chandler Rivers so it's going to be second out at 16 for the wild cats from the 20 yd line and the reason I like Kalla so much Dave is because of his size he's five 11 208 and he's not 213 like cam Porter but he's a lot faster got a lot of Shifty a lot of move Nate guys missed in his style of running and that's unfortunate they called that back for holding he's back in there now after the game by Heyman on the previous play they'll give it off Kamala running right he stood up and driven down as he reaches the 24 yd line so he picked up four ran into Deshawn Stone Stone back up Rover it is one of their hybrid safety positions red Shir freshman it brings up third down so here we go again the wild cats 0 for three on third down and this is a long one third and 12 from their own 24 yd line but that holding penalty really put him in a tough spot here trips left for the wild cat with Curts the widan right with Kamala to his right on Third and long for the wild casts for their own 24 down 73 here they come here's the snap here's the throw down the middle Gordon leaping grab first down across the 40 right down the middle of the field to the tight end Gordon there's a little Redemption after the holding call and a first down for the catch as Kamari Robinson comes up to take him down but a first down out to the 40 for the catch it's a mismatch in the secondary because they have three down linemen they brought four more four more uh attack they had seven around the quarterback that means it's man coverage he did a great job of finding the open area great throw 16 yd pickup first third down conversion for the cats tonight first and 10 for their own 40 some jumping on the line Heading In Motion here's right dumping it off to hening makes the catch 45 Works off a block across the 50 got a first down into new territory to the 49 yd line where Trey Freeman runs him down but a first down for the wild cats is they pick up backto back first downs to the 49 a dup I like this creative passing game that we have right here I like this offense it's fast a lot of moving parts that was a very well-designed play they get a tie down there tight end out blocking for the running back a little Quick Pass bang gain of 11 three receivers clustered to the right some jumping on the line flag is down free play here for right he'll take off it little stutter stepping steps out of bounds he had a Defender bearing down on him after about a one-yard pickup but I certainly think that Duke was uh off sides there yep that was the call offside defensive number 17 five y penalty first down yeah that was called on vonte Floyd true freshman and moves the ball correction the foul was on number seven I was going to say cuz they didn't have a 17 off sides Vincent Anthony that's who that was Defensive yeah that makes a little more sense there and the ball down to the 44 first and five for the wild cats right in the gun since Hing in motion again right to left snap to Mike right rushes on right throwing left there is AJ Henning and pushed out of bounds right away by Jaylen Stinson at the 37 yd line of Duke but another first down and the Wildcat offense cooking now with 1114 to go in the first half and Duke up 73 what a nice pattern he ran right there what a beautiful route pushed the defender back made him turn his hips once he turned his hips he then flew back to the quarterback 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symy game.com that's symy game.com to find out how let's get a win sideline report official Bank of Northwestern Athletics and Chicago's Bank Lauren coming into this game coach Bron said he knew this Duke defense was going to put up a fight and to get past them offensively it was going to take the whole team it was going to take all the receivers tight ends in the running backs he focused in on that running back room and said he really sees that room that's led by cam Porter as a three-headed monster just on that last drive you saw Caleb komala and Joe Heyman running the ball as well throwing Mike right to that mix and the cats are doing a pretty solid job moving the ball down the field up against one of these tough defenses eighth play of this drive coming up the Wildcats first and 10 of the Duke 37 yd line like right 9 of 12 for 71 yds yes yeah I think they they're getting a little momentum now they're starting to feel this game plan you know the way they set it up a lot of pre snap motion going on too lot of people involved Herz left heading and Johnson stacked to the right quarter the quarterback is right on First and 10 Mike Wright's going to throw it here on first down scrambling to the right looking down field turns the quarter at the 40 353 and push down of bounds inside the 30 he's got a first down down to the 27 yd line it would appear let's see where they mark it h yes it is first down I believe Ryan Smith runs him out first down for the wild cats he got just enough for the first 10 yds 27 yd line Dave he made a great decision he was going to throw back against the grain he had a receiver coming down but that would have been a major throwback Against the Grain he picked up the first down and just kept it in tou with it first intense of jumping on the line penalty markers all over the place F start offense number 56 5 y penalty first down by the way that off sides earlier on this series against Duke was the first penalty called on the Blue Devils this season I saw the stat I said who has zero penalties in a game right especially your first exactly you at least you get a couple by accident right T yeah you never did I'm just speaking the the in general you I never held or anything I know that first down 15 at the 32 of two 73 Blue Devils second quarter here his right turns hands off Kamala Kamala tries to cut it back inside lunges inside the 30 to the 29 short of the original line of scrimmage by two yards it'll be second down and 12 as he runs into Michael ree so second and 12 here at the 29 yd line of the Blue Devils with 920 to go in the second quarter and a 73 game with Duke in front it's so weird to see Northwestern in a huddle I mean for the last 15 years we didn't even know what a huddle looked like oh look God one of three receivers bunch to the left turns hands to pudle off and gave some ground and he'll lose yardage the initial handoff he tried to take it wide and gave a little bit of ground and then Wesley Williams able to finish the play and a tackle behind the line and a lost back to the 33 yd line remember the cats originally had a first and 10 at the 27 then penalty then couple of losses and now all of a sudden you got third and 16 here at the 33 yeah Wesley Wilson uh I'm sorry Williams just beat the offensive tackle in front of him right away that's a cardinal sin never get beat right away you have no chance in the back field two receivers left two to the right on third down a long for the wild cats and here is Right running right running out of room and he's going to lose more yardage could not get away from Chandler Rivers along the near boundary and he loses yardage all the way back outside the 40 so a promising Drive comes up well short here it is fourth down the cats will have to punt although they have a chance to pin Duke back deep here Luke akres standing on his own 45 yd line and and Dave two big breakdowns and two back-to-back plays on the offensive line really cost them a field goal and that 5-yard penalty Wayan Brown the Deep man for Duke standing inside the 10 here's the snap here's the kick High and over and P will be fielded on a fair cat dropped by Brown there's a Scramble for the ball and let's see who's got it no indication yet for the officials they try to sort this out let's see is it Northwestern ball waiting for an official to Signal it is Northwestern football a muff pot and the cats have it deep in Duke territory Rob Fitzgerald who has the big interception to save the game last week and there is your TNT for you as the wild cats have it first and 10 at the Duke 11 the first turnover tonight for the Blue Devils wow taking advantage of a great situation there there was a lot of traffic they had really good coverage Around The Return Man and they I mean they they were within their right but what a great job it was not a clean catch and there they were to pick it up first down at the 11 yd line of the Blue Devils the wild cats in the Red Zone last week two of three with one touchdown 73 Duke but that lead in Jeopardy here the cats get a second chance porter back in a running back kobby starts in motion hand off a go to Porter Porter steamrolls ahead to the nine yd line gets four yards call it three on first down it runs into Aaron Hall the second down the wild cats Josh toson the Right Guard got up a little bit slowly bagged up on the offensive line with Nick Herzog out Cooper Lovel a USC transfer replacing him in the lineup tonight at left guard second down and eight for the wild cats at the Duke nine inside of seven minutes to go first half shotgun or pistol formation and now Porter shifts to the right of right Mike wri's going to throw right looking to the left side of the end zone lobs it there caught by Curts is he in out of the end zone incomplete what a throw and there's a penalty marker down first to foul rough the pass defense number 45 half the distance to the goal first down all right so the cats got another that was a I'll tell you it was a great one-handed grab one armed grab by Bry Curts quite did not come down in bounds that was a one-hander he lost replay wow all right but now they roughing the passer so a couple big mistakes here by Duke in the last few minutes and this one gives the cats first and goal inside the five well they get rather aggressive as we talked about the way they like to put a lot of pressure on the quarterback and that mentality is in every single player's mind and that time they got a little bit too aggressive on their Attack Mode trips left single Receiver right first and goal at the five Wildcats look to regain the lead snap to right hands of porter porter breaks the tackle he's in touchdown Northwestern cam Porter first touchdown of the Year 13th of his career and the wild cats go back in front with 632 to go here in the first half the entire defense sold out they had eight guys between the tackles and they were all coming all you have to do is break a little seam you get a little 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you can feel good about what you feed your family Odyssey Greek yogurt and feta cheese proud partner of Northwestern Athletics now available at your local grosser you're tuned in to Northwestern Wildcats football presented by Wind Trust now back to the action here's Dave ett when you're out of town and want to keep up with live college sports be sure to download the new Varity Network app available for both Apple and Android listen to college sports live with the varsity Network app 10 seconds for station identification this is Northwestern Wildcat football the Blackhawks Wildcats and the NFL play here on AM 720 on Smart speakers say play WGN Chicago W coach titim Nolan and the cats volleyball team have the next era of Northwestern volleyball underway get your season tickets and single match tickets today then us sports.com tickets so the Wildcat defense came up with a three and out and then the wild cats put a promising drive together that stalled out but Duke muffed the punt then roughed the passer cats are in the end zone and suddenly they lead at 107 good synopsis that's the the short notes version hey by the way Dave when the students come back next week where are they going to put them that's great well I think a lot of them are here even though classes have not yet started I mean where are they going to put them that is prob look at that North End Zone that thing is jammed you cannot fit another body in there Luke akres kicking off with the wind here pton Jones The Deep man on the far hash mark at the goal line for Duke finds itself trailing for the second time tonight acres has really got a leg yes he does here as the run up and here is oh ball gets blown off the team at the last minute like Lucy pulling it away from Charlie Brown at the last second Luke Acres had a whiff on it I thought he was going to do a Pat McAfee thing kick it and then go recover it himself you know when he's with the Colts I would what the heck was that it teas it up again the wind is gusting and swirling more gusting I think than anything here is the run up we'll try this again and this time the ball stays up and the kick is away and it's a deep kick Beyond The End Zone he drilled that thing third row all the way to the South beyond the South End Zone so Duke will start for the 25 trailing 107 with 632 to go in the first half each team with the Duke's got three timeouts the wild cats have used one of theirs well the defense pretty well rested right now they've been having the luxury of the offense after a a quick three and Out Boy there they done a great job four receivers to the right for Duke Murphy's been on the bench for a while he's five for seven passing for 37 yds first and 10 for the Blue Devils in their own 25 big front a screen it's complete and the receiver Dred down right away I believe that that was Jord Moore made the catch that if so that is his first catch tonight gives him a reception in 28 straight games great bruss sophomore Lineback made the stop gain of 4 second and six for the 29 yd line Murphy to throw it Murphy lots of time back there now he throws down the middle offt Target incomplete intended for Hagens Xander bu in the vicinity Suddenly It's third and six yeah Hain he thought haggens was going to come towards the middle of the field you can could see him gesture afterwards keep coming why' you sit cuz he was thrown into that spot Duke on the night two of four on third down third and six from their own 29 602 to go first half here's the snap to Murphy rushes on here comes sake steps up and fires complete at a first down to the 41 yd line fle takes down more but a first down to the 40 yd line is where they'll mark it to Duke territory they move the chains first and 10 from the 40 hand off will go to Thomas and Thomas Motors straight ahead gets to the 45 44 yd line and driven back by two black shirted Defenders including Mueller it'll be second down at six lock moving five and a half to go till halftime and eight low scoring game which we kind of expected these two defenses 107 Northwestern second down and six snap to Murphy he'll keep it throws over the middle wobbly pass to his TI at the line deflected at the line I think and now it brings up another third down Tyler Grant I think was the one that had the tip I had to look deep in the depth chart on that one Dave all right they converted to third down moments go third and six their own 44 yd line 512 to go first half punch formation left snap to Murphy throwing right at a back shoulder throw is dropped by Moore kind of turned him around had to do a 360 fle had the coverage wall thrown to the outside he could not bring it in and that big stop by the Wildcat defense brought to you by us waterproofing us waterproofing is the best defense for a dry and healthy basement schedule your free consultation today at 800 uswat visit online at uswaterproofing tocom uswaterproofing a better basement starts with us Reon and his own 30 AJ Henning in singal 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to you by Progressive Insurance we offer Auto Home and Commercial Auto Insurance Plus a variety of business insurance options visit progressive.com today that's take over they mark it at the 12 yd line after the 44 yd punt by reynoldson counts with a 10-7 lead and the ball and the wind here and two timeouts left with 501 to go in the half let's get a quick check of other games from Mark Harman Dave I guess it's a night to remember for Indiana the hooers take care of Western Illinois 77 to3 three three quarterbacks playing in the game touchdown passes 39 71 69 yards there's one other game going on tonight that's BYU and SMU the Cougars leading that one 1512 8 minutes to go in the fourth quarter there have been some big scores a big 10 versus FCS teams this year and the wild cats will play theirs next week when Eastern Illinois comes in and some shutouts too yeah well that's what I was going to say I mean we saw that with I think with Purdue with Iowa with Illinois against Eastern Roy their opener all right 501 to go into the half nor Western up 10-7 first down at their own 12 running back is Hyman hers to the right HBY out to the left that'ss moving left to right as we see it the hand off a b a high minute he's going to be gobbled up back at the nyd line he'll lose three yards brought down by Desmond alad red freshman now the DU out of Milford Delaware a couple of tackles last week it'll be second down about 13 yards to go you know Dave they just had they had a lot of guys in the box right there you make you miss one block and you get a tfl offensively that's just what happened on that one there've been a few of those tonight that's five of them for Duke now they clock down to five here on second down and 13 from the nine and right looking right throwing beyond the reach of AJ Henning as he cut inside around the 15 and it brings up third down third down at 13 from the nine yeah Joseph Heyman had a tough assignment he had to pick up a blitzing linebacker down their running back he barely got that job done here they come third down right thrown over the middle pass broken up attended for Gordon hit as the ball arrives by Terry Moore and it brings up fourth down that's wanted a flag there was none and that's called a three and out there you go three and out players were griping at the back judge they wanted an interference call and now you have the offensive line coach doing the same thing here on the sidelines so they didn't get the call Browns standing near Midfield a waiting the punt from The End Zone from Luke akr needs a big one right here here's the snap and here is the pun it down the middle it's going to be fielded by Brown of Midfield they tripped up great coverage downfield on special teams for the wild cats and that was grayon Mets the linebacker out of bledard West getting downfield terrific job of the open field at the 49 of northwester good field position for Duke holding receiving team number seven yard penalty from the end of the kick here you go that's going to help as well here with just over four minutes to go in the half 107 Northwestern cat cats offensively have not had good field position the 13th the four yd line uh then they uh that was the 12 yard line so they've been inside that 15th several times yeah no no question about that they started their average start has been their own 32 but that is a little bit deceiving because remember after the Muff punt they started at the Duke 11 yeah but that was really just the pun right and then they get you know so that's that's one of those places where stats can be deceiving da that's creative math that's what it is you have to watch out for those people that do that so that puts Duke back at their own 38 yd line with 43 to go in the first half as Murphy looks it over the running back will be star Thomas played a couple years at Junior College then played a couple years at New Mexico state ran for 674 yards a year ago now they're moving the ball up five yard is that you guys can't count when you walk creative math it just wasn't accurate math that puts it at the 41 yd line two plus two is five right first down from the Duke 41 snap to Murphy hands to Thomas Thomas tries the right side hit by Mueller and drien down up at the 43 yd line got two yards on the Run take toward the three-minute mark wild cats actually could make a quick stop here get the ball back before halftime R Duke will get the ball first in the third quarter two receivers left one to the right on second down and eight D from their own 43 it's Thomas again and Thomas up the middle runs into Mueller again up at the 48 yd line short of the first and brings up third down three 20 to go in the half third down three yds to go duke three of six on third [Applause] down third and three from their own 48 Murphy looks it over Thomas to his right two receivers left two to the right Murphy may be changing the play play clock down to 10 now Thomas shifts to the left of the quarterback on third down dke snap to Murphy Murphy steps right fires over the middle broke it up incomplete intended for pan Cole and Devin Turner beautifully timed to break up that pass and so the wild cats return the favor with a three and- out they'll get the ball back with 242 to go in the half Devin Turner 79 tackles last year the fourth leading tackler on this team and then there's another pass break up for him he had five a year ago that kid is playing great at the safety spot great defense right there reynoldson to punt from his own 35 yd line here's the kick AJ Hing deep AJ signals fair catch runs up and makes it oh my goodness with a little stutter step at the 10 yd line of course with 235 to go and we have an injured player for Duke and that's their tight end I believe that's hazley the second team tight end for them Jeremiah hazley who is down back in Duke territory 235 to go in the half coming up at halftime Mark Carman will check other games for you and he'll visit with Jacob Schmidt executive director of true and you northwestern's nil Collective we'll hear what's new in that world the Brave New World of nil yeah and you know he he played here over 10 years ago was a running back really yeah and did you know he was also he wear number 39 did you also know he's the director of football Ops for Coach Fitz I did know that okay good I'll tell you more if you want to know anyway but you know what's great is that he has kind of defined his role with the new athletic director on how he's going to fit in I'm sure that is what you're going to hear on the radio here at halftime he's going to probably be end up and I'm not going to put words in his mouth it's probably going to be very influential in this uh in this nil and uh be directly working with uh with the new ad well things are certainly changing fast in the college athletics landscape meantime hazley is still down and uh don't know if they're going to be able to get him up here or bring a cart out we's see he was clutching they did call for the cart he was clutching his leg and and uh certainly wish him the best here yeah here comes the cart the surface here I don't know if we've really talked about it Ted because of course in Ryan Field the wild cats played on natural grass this is did Bermuda grass and yes I know that this is a field Turf surface the artificial surface and we were standing as the officials were looking at it before the game and you said what do you guys think they said Field's good yeah so well there this is actually the lacrosse and the soccer field correct and the football practice field is just behind the South End Zone where those new stands are and if you go back there that's a beer garden now yes and they got a floor down and everything day we should go there at halftime I mean are you kidding me it would be great Ted you'll never get up you'll never get back up here by the start of the third quarter that's the but anyway what what what a a great complex they have here on the lakefront and this field they've been practicing on you know since uh since spring they they since the stands were erected they have been practicing now they have the card out there hazley all the Duke players come over from the bench on the east side they surround their teammate as they help him to the cart give some words of support the entire team is out there at the center of the field it's a always a a tough scene trying to tear him up pick up his spirits when play resumes here the wild cats will have the football leading 107 at 235 to go in the half they have hazley on the cart hazley so they're probably going to take him into northwestern's athletic training facility because they got everything you can imagine in the building right here like a 100 yards away and I'm sure that's where he's headed right now Walter athletic center Jason to ran Fieldhouse just across the street from us it's on the Cs once again with very poor field position the 10 yd line well their objective here Dave is to get out of here get it maybe a first down run the clock down and go in with a with a lead 10-7 lead they do not want to get three and out they don't want to turn it [Music] over two receivers left one to the the right M right in the shotgun Camp quarter to his right snap back to right back to the goal line now he Hees it down the right side up for grabs caught by Curts oh my what a catch by Bryce Curts across the 30 yard line he had to readjust to that ball but he caught it they're going to mark it out at the 35 yd line a a 25 yd pickup Chandler rivers and another Defender got turned around and you could see the safety coming over trying to get the interception right there and just at the last second Bryce Curts com out of nowhere and brings it in uh oh they're going to look at it yeah I think they're they just show is the two come out two minut two minute time out timeout is called with the wild cats leading 10 to7 and so a break here I I heard some reactions on the re play and ryce I he caught it yeah that's a catch he got his left arm under the ball and controlled it on his way down let's get a Winos sideline report from Lauren with ro Winos official Bank of Northwestern Athletics and Chicago's back Lauren Juke tight Jeremiah hazley is back now receiving treatment don't know exactly what that is yet but Dave you mentioned it the cats are going to be using and the Blue Devils both teams are going to be using northwestern's medical facilities that's here are their practice facilities and they're really state-of-the-art so he'll go back there and get checked out but hazle's really an interesting story for Duke he switched from linebacker to tight end at the start of last season they really liked how he was in his blocking but how fit he was and how much speed he also had last game against Elon he caught his second touchdown pass he's a player that was really grown into his own on the offensive side of the ball so tough to see him go down surely for the Blue Devils I'll try to get an injury up for yall when I can all right thanks Lauren two minutes to go first half 107 the Wildcat lead they have a fresh set of downs and they have two timeouts and Ted you were talking about this last week when we called our first game with the two-minute timeout implemented that here the Wildcats only had two timeouts maybe you're going to take a timeout earlier in the game than you would have otherwise because you know you're going to have that extra tight timeout late in the half so the Wildcats essentially had three timeouts when this drive began Dave it's just all about clock management right how do you want to work the clock what's the situation uh where where's your field position you know all that comes into play and you know now you have one extra timeout in that Hip Pocket cats right now taking full advantage of it m right so far 10 of 15 96 yards the one interception he's run four times for 20 yards cam Porter has rushed for 49 yards on five carries he's the leading rusher of the game really the the difference in this game the certainly the interception thrown by Wright back early in the game of the second series that set up Duke's touchdown but it it's been production on third down Dukes three of seven cater one for six but they just got themselves a first and 10 here at the 35 and a 25 yd pass to kurts cts's First Catch of the Night by the way the wild cats still with two timeouts left moving with the wind here from their own 35 well that gets them really out of the jam and they can now decide if they want to go for a field goal or a home run HBY to the right trips left first and 10 for the wild cats their own 35 yd line snap to right looking left throwing left it's batted down at the line of scrimmage that time and it hung in the air for just a few moments batted down by Wesley Williams who makes his presence felt Williams 63 245 Richard sophomore minute 56 to go second down and 10 of the Huddle come the wild cats perks panning Marshall Lang out to the left they go empty order and a slot to the right on second down Mike wri winds up Hees it down to the right side going for a hand makes a diving try incomplete there's a battle for the ball down the numbers on the Far Side Jaylen Stinson stride for stride with AJ and it brings up third and 10 with a minute 50 to go of the that yeah he was in double coverage there that had to be a really succinct throw in there he threw it down low where only his receiver hopefully could catch it two Defenders were there oh almost caught that thing in the replay all right a minute 50 on the clock third down and 10 for the Wildcats from their own 35 yd line Duke showing Blitz right looks it over gets the snap drops Here Comes pressure he spins to his right on the Run try to dump it off the feet of Camp Porter cby tried to come back for the ball incomplete it's Fourth Down the cats go three and out and they only take what about uh 52 seconds off the clock there yeah but Manny Diaz and his defensive coordinator they drew up a blit right there and number four came in from his outside linebacker spot and he was unblocked he was barely barely get out of the pocket to throw it away acres to punt Brown standing around the Duke 20 here's the snap and here's the kick and a boomer very high fair catch signal to made by Brown at the 19 yd line they gets the job done and Duke goes on offense with a minute 36 to go in the half trailing 107 starting for their own [Music] 19 we have a little rain coming down now we're told here at Northwestern Medicine field at Martin stady let me check into that Dave real quick can you confirm it Weather Underground see if there's a cell moving through stand by one well they're going to keep the game going first down from the 19 fourman for the cats Murphy with Thomas to his left hand called the lone receiver to the left side and on first down they give it off to Thomas and Thomas is cut down behind the line of scrimmage Xander Mueller was there Braden Turner was there lost half a yard second down a long 10 a minute 20 to go on the half gain on the play it's second and 10 clock moving Duke does have three timeouts remaining taking their time here on this call down to a minute eight minute seven now Murphy has him [Music] [Applause] set s hgen in motion across the formation snap and gives it off to Thomas and Thomas is pulled down around the 23 yd line by RJ Pearson going to mark it at the 22 it brings up third down at seven 42 seconds to go let's see if they do anything here play clock down to 20 30 seconds to go till [Applause] halftime the 25 seconds Murphy awaits the snap here it is and the give is to Thomas taking it wide to the right side being chased by hover and hover pulls him down with some help and that will bring up fourth down and the wild cats take time out with 10 seconds to go second yeah I think coach Brun is looking for a special teams goof up by a Duke maybe a bad snap maybe a mistake somehow maybe they can get a run back maybe they get a shank out of the their their their punter so he says I got a time I got a timeout to the spare I'm going to use it by the way is that three straight three an out for wild defense it is so timeout taken by the cats they have did they take a timeout I thought they did scoreboard still says there's two remaining but pretty sure they took one I wouldn't trust that scoreboard right now you're that kind of guy re C P formation inside his Zone 10 here's the snap gets the kick away Down The Far Side fair catch signal to May by AJ heading with 4 seconds to go at the Northwestern 41 yd [Music] line 4 seconds showing on the clock yes the wild cats have one timeout Left 4 seconds I would think they're just going to come out here take it knee and that indeed they will come out in Victory formation and go to the locker room with a three-point lead first and 10 northwester all right right under Center touches the knee down that'll do it for the first half wild cats take the lead to the locker room here at halftime they lead the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 10 to7 in a moment we to Withrow with head coach David Brawn the configuration here the wild cats have to wait let Duke exit the field first and let's go to Lauren right now coach safety Rob Fitzgerald recovers a muffed punt and not only cues acdc's TNT but that leads to a scoring Drive what impressed you most about the way that play unfolded uh huge play you know we're populating the football muff punt guys Scramble for it Fitz comes out with it uh huge pivotal moment in the game and uh turned it into points you said this week that you always have a smile on your face when running back Camp Porter has the ball so it seems fitting that he gets us on the board with the touchdown to come from behind what is he doing so well tonight you know C no one better than cam Porter with the ball in his hands especially in downhill run game and that's exactly what that scenario called 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Wes done a great job of getting the ball out of his hands when he's supposed to and number two he gets out of the pocket when he feels pressure because he has that speed he has the ability to escape you know the the the pressure and he's done a very good job he made one air I think when he threw that pick I think it was double coverage safety came over the top into the wind into the wind so floating on him but other than that I really impressed uh with Mike Wright and uh you know so far in two games and yeah but we uh you know it's this a tough ball game it's going to go down w got the ball last probably right 10 of 18 passing 96 yards the one pick he's also run for 20 yards cam Porter five carries 49 yards that's a healthy 9.8 of course he have 44 on that second down play of the cats opening Series that they've struggled on third down but they've still outgained Duke and total offense 168 to 94 they've outscored him by a score of 10 to 7 stay with us Mark Carman has a special guest as 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bring in a guy who knows a little bit what it's like to play here now leading the cats into the next World here Jacob Schmitz the executive director of true and you which is northwestern's main nil organization helping the cats profit via name image and liken this jacob let's just start at the top here where are we in the crazy world that you live in right now does it feel any more like we know what direction we're going say now than it was six months ago a year ago yeah Mark we're we're in the mix is my answer right we're in the mix it's an everchanging world and so no it's it's I don't feel any more steady or or consistent than I did when we started but I I think everybody across the country would say the same thing right it's a moving Target and and what we know is that on every campus we've got to be as competitive as possible with nil and and proud to report that TR and you is doing everything we can to do that and and we've made some major strides in the last 18 months in particular with our basketball program uh again continuing to help all 19 programs and and making a big difference to their football team as well I mean back toback NCA tournaments that's a beautiful thing right there and look I I yearn for the days when the Big 10 was the Big 10 right there was 10 teams I mean we're so far away from that we can't put the toothpaste back in the bottle so some people just able to ask the basic question is this good for college sports or not good for college sports I guess it doesn't really matter it is what it is right now you just have to figure out the best way to take advantage exactly right it it long gone uh are the days that we can even really ask that question it doesn't matter if you like this or not it doesn't matter if you think it's good for college sports or not it's the reality and so you've got to adapt on campus if you're not willing to compete in the new world we've got 18 members of the Big 10 right if you're not willing to compete in all of your programs and and nil is a major component of what it means to compete today then you're just going to fall behind right and and and unfortunately in today's landscape with realignment and and and I mean look two of our peers in the west coast got kicked out a year ago right that can happen to anybody so if you're not willing to invest and adapt and embrace the future of College athletics you're going to on the outside looking in so we're doing our best to make sure Northwestern uh is all in and and a part of this for a long time I know everyone's excited around here Mark Jackson new athletic director coming over from Villanova this pedigree is huge USC Syracuse choosing to come to Nu early conversations what are you guys working on as far as that relationship yeah really excited for Mark uh to be a wild cat and a member of our family you know you said it but he's he's he's got the background that I think is perfect for Northwest question right now he's he's won at a high level in men's basketball and football he's a fundraiser which is obviously critical to everything College athletics but specifically in the nil era and so he and I have had a couple conversations I mean look I think he's five days on the job at this point he's got to get his feet underneath him uh but but we will absolutely be aligned right that's what I know is is we now have an ad who who understands what it means to be competitive in the nil space he knows what it means for his programs and so we're so excited to have that alignment you know sort of hitch our wag into him stand next to him on the de fundraise for this thing and help our programs compete what are the the main questions that you get from donors who are trying to figure out how they can help and I mean maybe that is the question there but what what what are those conversations like yeah it's it's it's you know our job for 18 months has been to educate right it's it's a really interesting world that so many still have no clue about and so we're doing our best whether it's through social media through in-game sponsorship on the scoreboard through through through our website right we're trying to to teach donors teach supporters how they can support the effort right and look at the end of the day I said this a week ago uh on my 100 yard walk with Lauren wiro right but we're only going to go as far as our donors are going to take us right that the dollar is what matters and so we're doing it in a really great way we're a charity first we're impacting our neighbors with the nil of our of our athletes and so we're hopeful that our alumni love that approach but at the end of the day we we need the dollars we need people to cut checks we need support and so uh while we aren't Northwestern specifically we are absolutely aligned with this leadership group with our coaches with our athletes so trueu needs needs your support uh and again we're only going to be able to go as far as our our alums and our donors take us do you see a time where it'll get regulated to the point there if you're a starting quarterback in in the Big 10 you make x amount of money if you're a linebacker you make this can you ever see it getting to that point I know we're this this a big guess but where do you think we're going yeah I I look I I don't think you can price fix in that way but I do think that the schools are going to compensate athletes directly here really soon right I think for those paying attention the the house settlement right I think I think there's some stuff coming in the next year or two where the schools are going to pay their athletes directly for their nil there's G to be really big budgets behind football behind basketball and behind a handful of other sports and so it's going to be up to you as a as a frankly as a GM of an athletics department as an ad as a coaching staff to figure out what are your athletes worth and then how do you defend that right so this is this is unfortunately for some this is quickly becoming pro sports right right this is what GMS have to figure out every day when you watch the NFL right that's what this is about to be the schools are going to pay these kids for their nil uh you're going to find you're gonna have to find out what market value is you have to defend that and no I mean the quarterback of Ohio State will make something and the quarterback here will make something it's going to be a lot of money but it'll be very different than what the backup offensive guard makes right right I think I think everybody understands for that free market approach so uh it's coming and again whether you like it or not it's the reality so we need to embrace it Ted what got got paid a ton absolutely are you kidding me through the nose they you kiding me you got a question I just want to know one thing is that um um I thought I forgot what I was gonna say I still forgot I was gonna say oh how about the how about the tuition that these players get it's up to $80,000 I mean does that not play into it like I mean I got $145 a month you know to pay for my my room and board y I mean yeah it plays into it Teddy because because it is still the the scholarship right and and when you look at a football roster look you can now put 105 guys on on full scholarship if you want to right I don't think a lot of schools will do that but you can if you want to so those numbers still matter but what what the big differentiator is now and moving forward is how much can you pay me in nil right and so um scholarship matters at our place we're still going to recruit the same kids we're going to get we're going to earn the diploma right and that's worth a lot certainly in four years but certainly the next 40 years but the nil game again it just it's critical and uh if we're not going to embrace it then uh we're going to be uh outside looking in so we're doing everything we can Jacob Schmid executive director of trun appreciate the time thanks for being here 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go the first but Duke would answer with a 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Malik Murphy to wide receiver Eli panle to put Duke ahead 7 to three the wild cats in the second quarter got a four-yard touchdown run from cam Porter to put the cats up 107 and that's where we are right now those are your energizing highlights in the first half powered by constellation to learn more visit constellation.com energy constellation preferred en provider of Northwestern Athletics the Northwestern football halftime show was presented by Northwestern Medicine here we go third quarter Luke akres kicking off and Payton Jones back deep around five yd line for Duke now ball blown off the tea looks like might be drizzling a little bit but not much rain at the moment but the wind is continuing to howl out of the North and akres will be kicking into that wind here to start the third quarter 107 cats leaded here is the run up and the approach by acres and the kick and a line drive kick hooking towards the near side now bouncing around the 10 picked up by Jones 15 yd line Jones Twisted down at the 23 yd line and that's where Duke will go on offense and we have a wildcat player shaking up and that's Damon Walters the red shirt freshman out of Bowling Brook who is down in a seated position Dave I think akres was really lucky that ball did not car him out of bounds that would have come out to the 35 but somehow it just stuck in the turf and basically went towards back into the field of play that was a lucky lucky bounce Walters up walking off under his own power the guy the wild cats are very excited about you're going to see him playing a lot on special teams working his way into the defense as well Duke will start at the 24 yd line for the first snap of the third quarter working with the win Murphy is the quarterback see ja W Moore the last few series star Thom Thomas the running back two receivers either side here and Murphy on first down will hand it off to Thomas and Thomas slides to his left and gets it out near the 25 yd line got about three yards on the run before he ran into Xander Mueller Xander tonight leading the wild cats eight tackles now on the night second out and seven here for the Blue Devils and Murphy play fake throwing to the left out and down at the line of scrimmage by Jaylen P got a big arm up there and knock that ball down but a pass intended for haens and it brings up third down D well that was a smart play there by their defensive end pay if you can't get to the quarterback make sure you time your jump to bat the ball down Duke three for eight on third down third and seven here snap to Murphy drops rushes on and Murphy sacked sacked on the play by I believe it was RJ Pearson who got him hubard was in the vicinity and Andie it's Fourth Down big turnaround for the cats right there put some pressure on their offense immediately they try to run Up Tempo cats were there and got got to the quarterback got the got the punter on the field got off good job here kick is blocked and it's covered up by the wild cats and so the 10 yd line the wild cats block the punt and they're going to have a deep in dued territory NOA Taylor comes up with a block pot was he the guy who blocked it [Music] yes he was he blocked it and that it was recovered by Joe Dean local guy out of Andrew and so the wild cats have it first down goal to go at the nyd line well there's no question a great job on special teams here today you can think new special teams coach cron doing a great job with these guys first down goal to go and the hand off will go to cam Porter and Porter's cut down behind the line of scrimmage by Aaron Hall and he'll lose yardage and that is six tackles behind the line for this Duke defense second and goal for the wild cats loss on the play of two it'll be second and goal at the 11 but how about that the first block punch for the wild cats since Anthony tus blocked one against Purdue two years ago cat sent three receivers out to the right Marshall Lang the WID man cby to the left second and goal at the 11 that'ss are up 107 opening moments third quarter snap to right drops right looking now throws towards the end zone and it's almost intercepted it falls incomplete and it was Terry Moore who had the best shot of catching that ball left side of the end zone couldn't hang on as he tumbled to the turf and it brings up third down and goal Thomas Gordon the tight end was the intended receiver but he didn't realize how much TR how much trouble Mike Wright was in the quarterback was in under tons of pressure two guys broke immediately into the into the pocket all right third down and goal for the wild cats at the Duke 11 yd line right with Porter to his left and right looking left now looks the middle starts to run now heaves it away throws it way out of bounds as he got decked around the 16 yd line and it brings up fourth down a goal to go the field goal unit comes on again there was nowhere to go they only brought three rushmen that means they dropped eight into Zone coverage he had lots of time in the pocket but couldn't find an open receiver pretty good coverage there by Duke all right this will be a 29 yd field goal try for Jack Olson I believe this is his shortest attempt of the Year pretty much straight off give the cats a six-point lead they connected earlier from 44 into the win the snap picked by Olson on the way hits the upright no good dos s the righted upright and so Duke now feeling pretty good about what just they just did after a blocked punt Sudden Change and they surviv it we have a timeout with 1247 to go third quarter Duke takes over trailing the Wildcats 10 to7 this is Northwestern football presented by winross from learfield on 720 wgf experience Chicago from the water Cruise the Chicago River and Lake Michigan on a Wendella Boat Ride family-owned and operated since 1935 wendela is Chicago's original architecture tour Northwestern fans receive 20% off with promo code goats 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focus at shway movers visit shway movers.com or call us at 877807 524 to request a free moving quote back to Chicago's Big 10 team here's Dave edex and Wildcat football new takes over trailing the Wildcats 10 to 7 let's take 10 seconds for station identification this is Northwestern Wildcat football the Blackhawks Wild Cats in the NFL play here on AM 720 on Smart speakers say play WGN Chicago W Wildcat fans game day Spirit has covered l side south of the field in store online for the best Northwestern game day Essentials shop top brands like Under Armour champion and Tommy Bahama at the official fan store of the Wildcat shop in store at 1807 Central in Evon or online 247 at shop. nusports.com game day Spirit where Wildcat fans shop first down Duke from their own 20 yard line after the missed field goal and on first down Murphy will toss it out on the right and stumbling a bit as Payton Jones out to about the 24 yd line a forward toss from the quarterback Xander Mueller runs him down cats blocked to punt had a great opportunity to extend the lead first and goal at the nine end up with nothing second down six yds to go Murphy to throw it lots of time lines up Hees it down the right side intercepted Daren Johnson at the 44 yd line of Duke and he tiptoes out right there Johnson with the interception second of his career the third interception this season for the Wildcats their second takeaway of the night they're right back in business at Midfield leading 107 W that was a really quick interception he moved right in for the pick that was he Tippy toed on the sidelines to keep it in what a nice job this defense defense is really coming to play theen Johnson last year with 37 tackles but one interception he's picking up where he left off a year ago and Mark it out the Duke 45 yd line first intense cat great chance to redeem themselves after that empty possession following the blocked punt running back kalaf beond the quarterback right kalala gets a big hole right side they close it up wow and he striven back boy it was there for a moment and it was Azie Nicholas who came flying in there and took down Kamala for a loss of one I thought he was going to turn that into a nice game and Dave what happens there is that guys go out there and make their initial block but they don't finish the block they don't stick and stay on the Block so then the defender comes off late just in time to make the tackle so initially it looks really good but in the in the end it it does not look good second down and 11 for the wild gats at the Duke 46 yd line 10-7 Northwestern 1134 to go third quarter back to right to go to the air has time down the middle caught Gordon makes the catch inside the 40 and driven down around the 38 yd line short of the first but not by much Stinson takes him down it's going to be third down three yds to go here for the cats maybe a little less than that to convert on third down you know I just think if the more we can get our tight end involved in the passing game I think the better chance we have to a lot of things open up that's twice now big plays to our tight end down the middle of the field cats are one for eight on third down third and three and now we get a time out I think is there a clock issue oh rabbit oh we have a rabbit on the field where is it and oh yeah well oh yeah there he is okay well that's looks we haven't seen looks like it could be dinner we Ted we haven't seen a either team get in that end zone tonight but the rabbit does all right ready to go now on third down hand off calaf and he fumbles the football and I believe Duke came up with it yes they did palaf lost the ball Duke recovers and their 46 yd line the field the fumble Azie Nicholas recovers the fumble that is time out the second turnover by the Wildcats and Duke takes over trailing the cats 10 to 7 10:31 to go here in the third quarter we'll take a break this is Northwestern football presented by winross from learfield on 720 wgm at 19 weeks 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only played four and a half minutes there have has been a blocked punt a missed field goal an interception and a fumble fumble and Duke gets the ball now for the third time here in the third quarter excellent field position their own 46 after the fumble by kaaf and the Wildcats who tied for the lead in the nation a year ago with only one lost fumble all season have now lost three in just about a game and a half so here comes Duke trailing 10 to 7 it's been that way for a while since about 6 minutes to go in the first half sooner or later someone's going to cash in on something you would think Duke goes empty five wide receivers three to the right for Malik Murphy Ross in there at that middle linebacker spot for the wild cats Thomas the running back to the right of Murphy here for Duke and they'll give it off to Thomas and Thomas tries the left side pushes forward to the 49 yd line got three yards on the carry and runs into Xander Mueller who else yeah this is what Duke give you the look where they're they're empty in the back field with five wide and then they have that adjustment and then they show you something else prior to the snap second down seven yards to go from Midfield Murphy quarterback draw Murphy to the 45 and tripped up it should have enough for the first down he was upended by theen Johnson but a first down for Duke Murphy doesn't run very much I think that's his first rushing attempt maybe it's his second tonight and he didn't have any last week against Elon yeah that was a designed run there too he wasn't playing around with a running back or anything he just tucked it under and got nine and the first down good first down to the 44 yd line of the wild cats and Murphy check that that's not Murphy this time that was Henry D ivth who is their second team team quarterback we saw him last year baen Richard sophomore out of New York City so he's put some life into this offense picked up five he's going to go to the air and your side caught by Moore and Moore hammered down inside the 35 near the 31 yd line by Jake Cameron that defensive line but that's another first down so be it was beand on that quarterback draw brought him out to start this series first down at the 31 yd line of d a quarterback draw again and this time he is thrown down by Evan Smith Evan check that there is a flag on the play it was Evan Smith and here comes Murphy back in meantime the Wildcat SJ Pearson is down there are two fouls on the play by the offense holding offense number 53 that penal is declined personal foul tripping offense number 75 15 yd penalty second down that's Bruno Fina their left tackle transfer from UCLA it will be first down the blue DS have an entirely new offensive line this year with three of them transfers you're right Stanford Holy Cross Elon and USA and they have a couple of second teamers who are also transfers left tackles from UCLA they're left guards from Elon team they played last week and they have first and 25 just across Midfield here's Murphy backpedaling throws it at the feet of pton Jones at the Duke 45 yd line they were collapsing on him that time Sean mlin was in the neighborhood of the receiver jayen P was putting pressure on the quarterback that's all right Sean mlin he actually peeled off he saw the running back come came out and he went with him all the way no way that was going to be a completed pass nice job by the DN second and 25 Duke here's Murphy lines up throws the right side D Bolan makes the catch inside the 35 back near the original line of scrimmage the 31 yd line where Evan Smith takes him down and now it's third down and 10 they're going quickly here Tempo here for Duke there's the St there's motion there's a false start and it's going to be third and 15 yeah left guard I think all start offense number 75 5yd penalty third down 10-7 Northwestern Midway through the third quarter 759 to go third down and 15 at the Nu 36 yd line well this would be a big stop after the fumble two receivers left Jordan Moore to the right side the short side head off go to Jones and Jones to the right side and thrown down near the 31 yd line by Smith and it brings up fourth down for Duke and here comes Pino to try a long field goal with the win to try to tie the game with less than seven minutes to go in the third quarter this will be a long one a 50 yarder for Pino call it a 49 yd try his career Longs 52 from the right hash to tie the game here's the snap here is the kick by Pino and overend kick it is good Pino ties it up a 49 yd field goal and we are all even with s minutes exactly to go in the third quarter of the score now Northwestern 10 Duke 10 this is Northwestern football presented by W Russ from learfield on 720 wgf America has an undeniable Unstoppable energy at constellation our energy matches yours we're generating electricity 24/7 with Hydro wind solar and the nation's largest carbon-free nuclear Fleet enough clean energy to power 15 million homes today and a 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Joseph Hyman will be the Deep man on this kickoff return Duke has tied it up 1010 seven minutes to go third quarter we didn't think this was going to be a blowout either way certainly not here's the run up and here is the kickoff by De yansi will sail over the head of hman and on Beyond The End Zone and the cats will start from the 25 yard line which is well one of their better starting points of the night although certainly when you get the ball at the Duke 45 end up turning it over don't score after blocking a punt you have it at the nine You Know da there was so much emphasis before the game we're talking about the tempo of Duke on their offense but after so far both teams have run 40 plays so it's pretty even no one's running faster than anybody else all right first down here's the snap to right Rush is on dumps it off over the middle caught by Porter 30 35 and tripped up you the 36 got a first down cam Porter off the short pass for Mike R Rivers takes him down first down for the wild cats pick up of 11 that's the second time now he's caught a reception for a first down in this game whatever it takes me time for the Blue Devils Nicholas to recover that fumble shaking up down on one knee seen a lot more injuries this week or at least players dinged up a little bit than we saw in the opener last week Nicholas now takes a seated position on the field and they're attending to him right now come for a quintessential fall event like October Fest in a Charming town there simply experience the bluebird skies and amazing fall colors now is the time to discover Minnesota the star of the north visit explor minnesota.com for inspiration or itineraries for an epic Autumn trip Nicholas now appears to be in some discomfort as he lies down here on the field and is intended to by the athletic training staff of Duke you know Dave I watched the replay I thought he might have been a part of the tackle but he was not he just look you can see here behind you he was just running on the turf yeah and and he just pulled up Lane yep kind of one of those non- contct things just I saw him touch his back of his left leg just now but he's walking off under his own power the Wildcats have a first down at they're 36 yd line 1010 game 636 to go in the third r c the fourth out to the right two receivers to the left Mike Wright and the Wildcat offense AJ Henning now motions to the right wrong count sna to right hands to Porter and Porter kcks his way up the middle out near the 37 yd line only got about three and ran in to David Anderson on the defensive line for the blue devs again Dave you see where the there's a hole there bodies are moving they don't finish the block instead of a five yd run or more it's only a three yard run yeah actually a two they park it at the 38 yd line Second out and eight right looks over that Duke defense fourman Rush here here's the snap and off Porter right side Porter muscles his way across the 40 up near the 43 yd line blue mgot takes him down on that linebacking Court brings up a third down and four for the wild cats they mark it at the 42 yd line that was a beautiful cut back by Porter too he could put his left foot in the ground and cut back behind all the way behind the center on the right side of that formation really good run and a great read too by the porter who's picking up yards now all right the wild cats are one for nine on third down third and five here third and four call it snap to right gon to throw firing right and the pass incomplete intended for cby it is fourth down broken up by Joshua pick it and the cats after picking up a first down will have to kick it away I think the reason Mike right the quarterback for Northwestern was a little frustrated is because I don't know if cvy came back to the ball like he should have I think if he came all the way back he would have caught that ball but it's like he hesitated right Brown in single safety at the 17 yd line of Duke here's the snap to acres and a boomer of a punt fair catch signal to made by Brown just shy of the 20 yd line that's where Duke will go offense when we return for 45 to go third quarter we'll keep it right here Duke and Northwestern tied at 10 your number two ranked Northwestern field hockey team continues their quest for another National Championship Sunday at noon against UMass admission is free all games are played right behind us at Lakeside field don't forget we're back here next Saturday night the cats wrap up non-conference play against the Panthers of Eastern Illinois another game under the lights next week a 630 game on Saturday and the after that it's on to the Big 10 a trip out to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies in their first ever Big 10 game and then after that a visit here from Indiana on the first Saturday of October a trip to Maryland for another Friday night game first time ever northw Western has played two Friday games in the season yeah why do they do that to us well it does give you Saturday to play golf it does if the weather holds but uh Friday night on the road as duke will find out your uh your your Saturday starts a little late yeah right but next Saturday night kickoff at 6:30 here for the wild cats and the Panthers 1010 game total offense 186 for Northwestern 140 for Duke wild cats about gained the Blue Devils through the air 115 to 74 on the ground 7166 turnovers and third Downs really the story of this game yeah the cat's inability to convert on third down one for 10 and now their defense will be back there on the field if aside from turnovers a Duke has scored all 10 of their points off Northwestern turnovers the interception set up their touchdown and the fumble set up their game time field goal we'll see what Duke's able to muster here Murphy eight of 17 passing 67 yds one touchdown one interception we haven't seen Jack quz more since early in the game at a running back again star Thomas and pton Jones have been carrying the ball Thomas 12 carries 34 yards he's out there now more split to the right two receivers stacked to the left side of formation a first and 10 Duke it'll be Murphy rolling right now throws it down the right Seline Moore comes back makes the catch and out of bounds around the 38 yd line and has a first down Darren Johnson on the coverage for the wild cats but it is a first down for Duke they'll mark it out at the 34 14 y pickup first to 10 new snap to mph looks to the right side get more again and more taken down by Johnson after a gain across the 40 to the 42 yd line Second down and two an eight yd pick up that time they put more in the slot to the right side he gets wide to the right they throw to the left and shoved out of bounds to The Far Side by fle is Robertson John Tavis Robertson I believe that's his first catch tonight it is and it picks up a first down for Duke and now the Blue Devils moving the ball the best they have in quite some time they have it into Northwestern territory to the 47 yd line first and 10 short passing game working for them now Hagen on a reverse they flip it to him and Hagens hit by Devin Turner and Mac Uline and take it down at the 42 yd line 40 three call it so a gain of four it'll be second and six nice job nice job by Matt Uline closing on that play he look it looked like he was going to get a first down or pick up pretty good yardage there but you could see the speed of Matt Uline coming in and closing that second down here six yds to go they'll hand it off pton Jones slides through the left side inside the 42 yd line they're going to mark it at the 40 Bren Turner on the Stop and brings up third and three and this would be a big stop for the cats you have to figure almost at field goal Ranger already for Pino or closing in on it anyway this would still be a little bit far for a field goal third down at the 40 yd line of the wild cats three yds to go the hand off will go to Jones and Jones driven back ma Uline with a second helping after Xander Mueller got to him first it is fourth down for Duke fourth and two and I think they're going to keep their offense on the field yeah they tried to they just tried a simple draw up there but U line would not be fooled mu would not be fooled they were staying home the entire way first fourth down the Wildcat defense has faced this year fourth down at two at the new 39 snap to Murphy he'll throw it complete Del Mullen drops the ball the tight end Del Mullen was open had the first down dropped the ball in the right flat and the cats take over on Downs yeah big mistake there he took his eye off the ball did not tuck it in did not watch it all the way in to his armpit he was turning his head downfield to see where he was going to run that was a perfect ly thrown pass cats get a big break right there well I guess now with minute 52 to go in the third quarter and a 1010 game the Wildcats take over on their own 39 yd line boy Duke had some momentum going in that drive too did some jumping on the line py markers down this time it appears Duke was off sides offside Defense number 95 made contact 5 yard penalty first down so the wild cats will have it first down and five all at the 44 yd line at this point we'll take anything we can get after the penalty first and five Norwest on the 44 yd line 10 10 game 42 to go third quarter first and five for the wild cats Bryce Kur splits to the right now handing motions to that side snap to right play fake right steps up right looking now he loves one intercepted broken up I don't I think they incomplete incomplete pass Rivers had it couldn't hang on almost was it Johnson who broke it up Calvin Johnson broke it up knocked it out of his arms it'll be second down and five well Mike Wright was under duress right there he had nowhere to run he had two guys chasing him he got a little bit up field and he said I'm going to have to throw this ball and I'm saying please don't well we were lucky was a good breakup offensive player ends up being a defensive player to break it up second out at five here for the wild cats running back is Heyman behind the the quarterback right and now a timeout taken timeout taken by the Wildcats with a minute 44 to go the third 1010 game the cats take their first time out well hasn't been a work of art here tonight although I'm not so sure we expected that but the cats have have moved the ball at times but so have the Blue Devils at times both teams have made some mistakes that have hurt them and as a result we have a tie game here with a minute 45 to go in the third quarter Joseph Heyman II is the running back he's carried three times as will send three receivers to the left second down at five come on from their own 44 ydd line snap to right right rolling to the right side wanted to throw now he does complete first down at the very last second he dumps it off to Duke Aus the tight end out of New Trier High School Terry Moore there to take him down his first catch of the year and the wild cats have a first down in Midfield I did not see a wide receiver in the vicinity anybody was open no one was open everybody was covered and he just was patient Mike Wright did the right job that was like a nice little underhand toss to his third string tight endend all right first and 10 for the wild cats from Midfield right quick throw left heading on a screen to the 50 to the 45 and tripped up near the 41 yd line by berson and the wild cats close to another first down a gain of eight it'll be second and two nice block to downfield by his buddy Frank Kobe if he doesn't get that block on the defender the DB the corner that's right there he doesn't pick up that eight yards that was a really good play there kby and a slot to the right side alongside Bryce CS here on second and two and the Gib will go to Hyman Hyman's got the first and more and inside the 35 and down near the 30 yd line his best run of the night first down for the wild cats Alex Howard trips him up it's very simple you have two 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defensive lineman he had an upper body injury but he will be good to go all right very good thank you Lauren Dave doesn't seem like the middle of this game just got penalties and offsides and yeah Miss field goals and and block punts and whatever and then all of a sudden now we're warmed up again well and also moving with the win here in the fourth quarter which is significant and remember if if you could put some points on the board here Duke's going to have to work against that win which I think we've seen in this game it's a pretty significant Advantage all right first and 10 for the wild cats at the Duke 31 to start the fourth quarter through three quarters cats have out gained the Blue Devils 21 yards to 181 those aren't air Corel numbers but they uh this kind of the game all right first and 10 cats moving left to right here the fourth snap to right hands it off and Heyman works his way up the middle inside the 30 tripped up at the 29 yd line short yardage on that play tripped up by Alex Howard Howard back up linebacker out of Cincinnati a transfer from Youngstown State it'll be second out and eight for the wild cats just inside the 30 yd line well you mentioned olus who just picked up that first down recently now he's in there kind of like as a fullback and man he uh he could he's a good run blocker I just saw that last play man he took on a DM really good second down at eight handing in motion to the right side right's going to go over the air spins to his left by some time now heads for the sideline tip toes out chased out of bounds only picked up a yard Howard again the man defending the run here by right and it brings up third down for the wild cats third down now it is about eight yds to go the cats on the night one for 10 on third down third and eight at the 29 right looks it over here's the third down call he hands it off the running back hman taking it wide to the right turn to the quarter 2520 angled out of bounds a first down to the 20 yd line Joseph Heyman thei I I let me check that yeah that was Hyman chased out by Jaylen Stinson you know this defense could be feast or famine if they sell out and you break a tackle or you get a seam you get a first down like Heyman just did they totally had seven guys inside the tackles big run there all right cat in the Red Zone first down 10 yds to go at the 19 yd line snap to right hands AJ Henning and Henning Twisted down at the 20 might have lost half a yard there and Howard got him it'll be second down Marshall Lang comes to the sideline well you saw Hyman's speed there on that on that last play that was really something I in tonight six carries 24 yds second down for the wild cats call it 11 at the 20y line Second down right in the gun with the running back to his right and he'll take the give tops it off to AJ Henning middle of the field inside the numbers to the 18 yd line short yardage they sealed that off quickly mgot got to AJ hading and it brings up another third and long third nine and their defense really flies around they swarmed to the ball you thought I I thought for sure he was going to get five and they they just come so hard to the ball all right the wild cats converted to third down moments ago just their second of the night can they convert another one third down to nine here at the 18 yd line 101 game fourth quarter 1154 to go right in the shotgun snap to right drops now firing towards the end zone for CTS too high into the right side of the end zone he had a step on the defender but that pass sailed and here comes Jack olon to try to give the wild cats the lead with the field goal try yeah that was a really good attempt there I'm glad they went down the end zone they tried to get the score it was third and third and nine they didn't go for the first down so we're going for the score let's go good protection there balls thrown a little high 35 yd field goal try for Jack Olen connected from 44 missed from 29 35 yd try here's the snap kick on the way and 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second field goal of the game the cats are back in front 13- 10 they wor hang on they worked really hard for that field goal that wasn't easy lke akres will kick off pton Jones back deep for Duke then they get the goal out at the far [Music] hashmark ball stays on the T here's the run up and a kick by a and over won't reach the end zone Jones will return for the one across the 10 of the 15 20 breaks out of there and Acres throws him down and a penalty marker down as well at the end of the play Acres makes the tackle and it's good thing he did yeah that was a solo tackle he was the last one standing we got a little handkerchief down here on the 22 yd line do the return holding receiving team number 10 y penalty first down Duke so Duke now getting the worst of the field pos position where kind of like the cats did in the first half they're going to start deep in their own end down by three ball will be spotted at the Duke 13 yd line 1132 to go Northwestern up 13-10 and have equal their point total for last week's victory over Miami be enough here tonight two receivers left for Duke one to the right Murphy quarterback Thomas the running back Thomas gets it Thomas right side hit it goes nowhere Aiden hubard wrapped him upas the ball carrier got in there so quickly shed his blocker and just stopped him in his tracks it'll be second down and 10 Murphy in the gut gets the snap back to the 6yd line now looking to the right side incomplete intended for haens broken up it was coverage to Braden Turner that time that ball thrown into crowd now it's third 10 third nine [Music] call let's see if the cats come with some added pressure here see if they bring an added rusher they got two linebackers standing in the a gaps by the way Duke hasn't converted to third down this half Ted and they got a long one here a third and nine snap to Murphy back back inside his zone five being chased now he dumps it off broken up incomplete intended for Dal Mullen the tight end he could not hang on Coco OA on the coverage and Duke goes three and out yeah that was a big Series right there the cats definitely have the momentum it's kind of changed from the third quarter now to the fourth quarter where they have the momentum great freeing out there good defensive stand stopped the run twice there big stop run by us water proofing the best defense for a dry and healthy basement get your free consultation at 800 us water better basement starts with us here is the punt AJ Henning Fields It On the Run and his momentum carries him out of bounds across the Northwestern 35 yd line cats good offense up 13-10 with 1053 to go of the game this is Northwestern football presented by winross from learfield on 720 w GF experience Chicago from the water Cruise the Chicago River and Lake Michigan on a windella boat ride family-owned and operated since 1935 Wendella is Chicago's original architecture tour Northwestern fans receive 20% off with promo code go cats again that's promo code go cats 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Northwestern Athletics only $100 required to open no minimum monthly or M M FD back to Chicago's Big 10 team wild presented by Wind Trust here's Dave ett with more Wildcat football cats take over and their own 38 yd line leading 13-10 Northwestern football is brought to you by barbasol America's number one shaving cream close shave America close shave barbasol 13-10 the score if you're doing the uh math at home the cats have five three and outs in this ball game and that's really been the story for them defensively they did a great job of stopping the run here in this last series then they tried to Duke tried to throw it up and great pass breakup so the defense again is doing the job they've held Duke under 200 yards of offense of course the cats aren't way above that but they they have really tightened things up and remember D's only points since that touchdown early in the game have come on a 49 yd field goal only 77 yards on the ground first down wild caps from their own 38 they would not mind a nice timec consuming drive here with some points at the end of it yes sir out quite nicely for them they come out of the Huddle C and heading to the right cam porter back in a running back hman played the last series first in 10ed right quick throw on a screen got Hing makes the first man miss spins his way across the 40 and turns it into a gain after it was almost a loss Alex Howard runs him down gets three yards it'll be second and seven I tell you AJ is not he's not big he's only 510 but boy can he make guys miss he is so quick he did such a good job there he caught the ball behind the line in scrimmage and got three yards out of it second down and seven the wild cats bring it out to the 41 yd line right with quter behind him in the pistol heading motions left shotgun snap quick throw there's heading again out on the boundry now takes it just beyond the first down marker or close to it yeah he's got it near Midfield to the 48 yd Line run out by Stinson and a first down backto back receptions by AJ Henning and a first down for the wild cats just shy of Midfield it it was the same exact play that he ran before that time he ran to the wide side the field he motioned over there he got a good block by kovi and he picked up the first down trips left for the wild cats Henning Johnson and CTS CTS the L man a first and 10 snap to right low snap kicks it up now throwing left side too high there was and there is a penalty mark down the intended receiver over there was Grace Curts I'm sorry Thomas Gordon Alex Howard had the coverage flag on the play well I think it was the safety that climbed over there to try to cover him one-on-one lots of time in the pocket just a nice little pass def 15 yd penalty first down that was an easy call well dke came into this game without a penalty in their first game and they've got eight of them tonight yeah they made up for foul was on number three first down okay that was Alex Howard yeah we mentioned he's a he's a he's a big safety back [Music] there so a first down for the wild cats in Duke territory at the 37 yd line cats moving left to right with the wind here at the fourth quarter leading 1310 low snap to right picks it up being flushed from the pocket rolling right has room to rub it he'll throw and it's almost intercepted tried to get it to Lang it Nicholas had it and dropped it around the 22 yd line it was right in his Ms yikes yikes I don't know I don't know how he did not catch that that was thrown right in his stomach and uh he was he was looking for his tight end and he totally Miss through that ball just goes down as an incompletion second down and 10 at the 37 clock moving I'm sorry clock stopped 9:27 to go should have never throw that one I think the cats are going to need to take a timeout here play clock is down four down three there it is yeah that that could have been a game Turner right there well you out Northwest Second and a half we have a timeout 927 to go fourth quarter 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Chicago Quick Check of scores for Mark Carman Friday night for the NFL now too Dave Philadelphia beats Green Bay 34-29 first game ever in South America all right thank you Mark Yahoo way to go spoken like a true Chicago Bear you never root for the guys north of the cheddar Cur 927 to go Wildcat second down and 10 at the Duke 37 1310 the Northwestern lead right in the gun running back to his left trips to the right and off no it'll be right taking it off the left side and he is tripped up for a loss of yardage on the play they played that beautifully Alex Howard got him for a loss and it brings up third and long for the wild cats third and 12 lost the two on the play yeah they were not fool they had I think they had they knew that was coming they were the wide side of the field with three wide outs he tried to run the outside Zone and the outside linebacker did not get fooled all right the wild cats two for 12 on third down this is third and 12 at the 39 yd line of the Blue Devils with 845 to go 1310 Northwestern here's the snap to right and a throw too high for Hanny just outside the numbers at the 40 yd line and so it is fourth down and the gats left to pun try to pin the Blue Devils Back deep and I think if that was thrown on target he could have probably picked up some pretty good yardage right there he had good blockers in front of him that's the same wide receiver strain that he's caught twice in that series all right Jordan more back in single safety inside the 10 for Duke awaiting the Luke akres punt there's the snap here's the kick over and it's the wind is going to carry it on to the end zone and Duke will get it at the 20 with 830 to go Dave we were really lucky when he rolled out to the right Mike Wright and he threw that ball and the guy dropped it he threw against his body I saw the replay from The End Zone and he definitely threw it across his body two Defenders right standing in in this line the fire so we're lucky we got out of there without any damage but no points either now takes over down by three with 8 and 1 half minutes remaining moving right to left what's the wind doing now Adam check on that at the Right End spot to start the series for the wild cats first and 10 dke snap to Murphy and he keeps it and he throws down the middle complete got Jordan Moore for a first down to the 34 yd line beautiful RPO right there you can see he rode him into the line of scrimmage and then pulled the ball out through a strike and they're ready to go at the 15 yd line at the 35 yd line in gain of 15 and he'll throw to the right this time there's more again taken down by fle Josh fle The rur Freshman from Cincinnati noreast five di down a bit second down at six here and and now another completion Haggin has it all the way out to Midfield taken down by Deon Turner and a first down two now three completions in a row on the run out to Midfield and he's going to throw again this time through the arms of Jordan Moore and almost picked off and a penalty marker down back in the secondary substitution and fraction defense more than 11 players on the field at a snap 5 y penalty first down well that hurts moves the ball into Wildcat territory were on four throws he had two rpos that last one was also another RPO he sees the safety playing a little deep and then he can just throw that light of skinny slant over the middle so first out at five first and five on the Northwestern 45 yd line third penalty on the cats tonight first and five the 45 of the wild gats who lead it 13 to 10 throws again this time too far for Del Mullen and a penalty marker down that was deflected too by one of our linebackers well if it was then there should be no interference see him on the sidelines here going that was deflected Xander Mueller did he deflect it one of the two middle guys pass interair defense number zero no that the foul first down watch the replay well that's the Wildcat bench right there yeah they were pleading their case but not getting uh any response n so that moves it down to the 35 yd line of Duke of the wild cats for the Blue Devils 36 yd yeah five passes in a row three R [Applause] rpos and Murphy's got Thomas now to his right they're not running these days here's Murphy to throw it again now steps up under pressure he'll start to he hit and down goes Murphy he was hit by Mueller there's a penalty marker down holding offense number 77 sen y penalty first down all right well that certainly helps what a hit on the quarterback Murphy I would not want to fool around with our two middle linebackers they just bring the heat Al RJ Pearson was in the vicinity he got a piece of that one too so now it's first down and 20 let's say they need to get to the 26 yd line for first down ball is it back at the 406 yd line first down and 20 here's the snap and no a throw again middle of field down B 2520 wow Mullen down inside the 25 yd line another RPO and again Duke on the move here the best they have looked all night they Mark the ball at the 2 four yd line Koko Oso makes the stop it feels like they've been more productive on this drive than they've been all night yeah they have no question first down to the Northwestern 24 13-10 Northwestern the lead in Jeopardy meld throw again the receiver makes the catch he's wrapped up by theen Johnson was caught that time by Robertson his second catch of the game down here the 20 yd line boy turnover turnover would really taste good right now clock down to 602 1310 Northwestern D driveing Murphy throwing to the right side and the pass was incomplete intended for Javon Harvey hustle have the coverage here we go and it brings up third down five yds to go they got the pass rushers in there now at oaka is in there Murphy has three receivers to the right one to the left third down Duke hand off to Thomas and Thomas pushes his way close to a first down looks to be short not by much and here comes the field goal unit poo will try to tie the [Music] game well Duke guarded this drive their own 20 they've driven it down to the 16 and Pino a 34 yd Drive 34 yds to tie the [Music] game he wait the snap here it is here's the kick on the way hooking to the right it's no good no good he missed it wide to the right and the cats maintain the lead improbably with 511 to go helino hit earlier from 49 in the other direction but he misses here and the cats take over with 511 remaining you can see see the way the sidelines flipped the enthusiasm on our sideline right in front of us and the def deflated players of Duke on the opposite sideline they worked so well down in that in that series through the first five plays were completed in the air all rpos for the most part and then they miss a chip shot right first down for the wild cats the ball comes out to the 20 yd line first and 10 1310 northwester C Porter the running back snaap to right turns hands it off quter hurdles a b runs it out near the 25 yd line there's a penalty marker on the play oh no holding offense number 87y penalty first down score called for the you can if you're a tight end in this game you cannot put your hands out outside the framework they're going to call you every time if you're a tight end or an exposed tackle they're going to call you wow that was a that hurts right there first and 20 for the wild cats puts it back they own 10 yd line snap to right hands to Porter taking to the right side tries to cut it up and he is upended around the 12 yd line by Chandler rivers and what it does it changes the scheme of the defense when you're first and 20 they could play a whole different style of Defense they know that you're going to run the football you're not going to put the ball in the air first and 20 or second and 20 when you're on your own 10 yd line so that was a really tough holding call clock moving 4 12 to go GS have one timeout left Duke has three plus the two-minute timeout s to right inside is five throws to the near sideline the catch made by Bryce CS near the 20 the original line of scrimmage Mar at the 17 yep inside of four minutes now 1310 Northwestern Anthony made the stop that'ss are up by three here 355 to go third and long third down 13 yds to go snap to right hands it off pushing a hard off the left side the renat quarter well short of the first though it's going to be fourth and 11 and now a timeout will be taken well Dave come out dude they're first of the half be a 30 second timeout set the game clock to 3:25 it's going to come down to just like a week ago our defense is going to have to win it Fitz sh came up with a winning interception with about just under two minutes left to go on the clock and I think that's what's going to happen here if we want to win this game it's going to be in the hands of the defense 1310 Northwestern now Luke akres will be punting With the Wind boy we need a good kick right here no [Music] doubt that's ran a little less than two minutes off the clock on that possession Brown standing round the Duke 35 yd line here's the snap to acres they put on a rush he gets it away ground circling under it returns it from the 35 yd line breaks the tackle and take it down at the 45 yd line and so Duke with good field position here taken down by Devin Turner and Duke will go on offense and Turner lip it a little bit coming off the field we have 315 showing on the clock will Mark the ball at the Duke 45 ydd line 45 y so well I'm sure their offensive coordinator who came in from SMU right now is thinking I'm going to keep throwing the football because the first time five times I threw it on the last series I got you know 40 yards out of [Applause] it two receivers to the left morphy short drop Murphy looking middle caught by hains duked away momentarily from Uline finally takes him down in Northwestern territory at the 46 yd line gain of nine second down and one yeah that nice spin move he picked up the extra four or five yards there Murphy a second and short here play fank Murphy steps up he's going deep down the right side got a man open and it is incomplete Le whoa if the fingertips down around the 5 yd line that was really really close well thrown ball I believe that was bore who almost hauled it in little stop and go it it was more and he just could not hang on as Evan Smith I think was able to somehow poke the ball out of his arms and moris shaking up on the play 239 to go it's going to be third down and one for Duke beautiful Target there too threw it to the outside the only one guy could catch it it was it was moving around as he hit the de yeah nice job defensively War off jogging back to the Duke bench 239 remaining Northwestern 13 Duke 10 Duke third and one at the andu 46 yd [Applause] line Murphy brings him [Applause] up and Robertson to the left Haggins goes in motion back to throw it is Murphy now down the middle he goes complete first down inside the 35 yd line caught by Javon Harvey and Coco osma bumps him down but a first down for zuk and the Blue Devils have it deep in Northwestern territory at the 33 yd line first and 10 play have great protection he had lots of time to find that receiver there's the snap handed on Thomas wrapped up from behind by Mueller with some help from RJ pieron I think Pearson got there first no gain on the play twom minute two minute timeout twom minute time out here well if the Wildcats do come up with a sack Illinois pork producers will donate another 25 lbs of ground pork to help sack hunger with pork power learn more and see how you donate visit nusports.com sack hunger the wild cats trying to hang on here second and 10 Duke coming up two minutes to go duke has two timeouts remaining Northwestern has one how about this Ted here in the fourth quarter the uh Blue Devils have been moving the ball as we've talked about it Murphy has been really really on fire here well remember he threw the first five passes in the series before this and completed all of them let's go to Lauren now for a win TR sideline report Lauren cat's got to feel like they got away with something after du kicker toddo missed that field goal he's one of the best at it and one of the best at Duke know he's in his third year as a junior right now he was a non-s scholarship player earned a full scholarship at the start of last season because of how well he was playing now get this I know that that was not after a touchdown but right now Pino is one of three place kickers in Duke history with a perfect mark on PHS he had 63 in a row heading into today's game and his long as typically 52 yards so that was very uncharacteristic of the Duke kicker so right now Cass def got to step up they were given a little Grace earlier fourth longest streak in Duke history third he's now hit 64 consecutive Pats but uh right now it's about second down and 10 Duke and can the Wildcat defense make a stop keep Duke off the board here and close this one out it has been a struggle all night both teams have made their share of mistakes and yet it's a very competitive game no question about that and Manny Diaz who coached in Miami took the hurricane to three bows even though I don't think he coached in the last one was briefly the coach at Temple for about two weeks and then went back to Miami think all right second out of 10 two minutes to go cats have one time out left 1310 Northwestern trips to the right single receiver left for Duke that's a rush four Murphy looks it over here's the snap Murphy looking now winds up throwing right side wow great catch wow over on the far side inside the 25 yd line a first down now maybe for review Ru on the fields completion for a first down the previous play is under further review go all right they're going to take a look at it they pass got screened out a little bit that was Moore who made that catch who almost came down with that that long pass this close shave instant replays brought to you by barbasol shaving cream feeling great starts with a great shave and great shave starts with barbasol thick and Rich moisturizing lather Starts day off right with barbasol I saw it briefly but I I could not tell for the replay see if we get another look at it there is replay makes a great finger tip grab it looked like the ball might have hit the ground when he hit the [Music] ground it's tough to tell but we'll we'll see what they going to be a catch kind of hard to over there's enough there to over so that would give Duke a first down just outside the 20 yd line now the wild cats after the further review the rul on the field stands first down this leaded very much in Jeopardy here with a minute 49 to go first down and 10 for Duke at the 22 yd line of the wild cats who lead it 13-10 [Applause] Murphy didn't do a whole lot in their passing game for three quarters but he sure he it up at the right [Applause] time first and 10 snapped to Murphy takes the hand off steps up under pressure Saka has got him ball comes out and the wild cats have the ball the cats recover the [Music] F how about about that anos Saka got him the ball comes out and it was Naji story who recovered the fumble with a minute 33 to go well the quarterback feels pressure and he starts to move up to the line of scrimmage and that's when it's stripped that's when it's stripped and you talk about a break that is way you win a football game with your defense down the stretch right there it was going to come down to the defense again and it proved out to be the same now it's the Duke sideline looking dejected and the wild cats a minute 33 to go they have a 1310 lead they've got the ball on their own 23 yd line they have one timeout left Duke has two well think about this twice in a row they've been down inside the Red Zone and came up with nothing a misfield goal and a Umble the wild cats tonight have come up with once again they've they've managed to come up with some takeaways an interception couple of fumble recovers on the field is a fumble recovered by Northwest the previous players under the further review oh boy here we go you know what the he was actually Murphy landed on was it a teammate a teammate or or a Northwestern player yeah he rolled on top of but he never hit he did not hit the ground there yeah that's right so we have two reviews here in the on this drive but this one clearly a potentially a game breaker there's Saka Saka got him and he he landed oh yeah the ball was coming out he never hit the ground he rolled right on top of his own player he pounced on it they're saying maybe his knee went down uh let's see well the ball's out though the ball was out when his knee hit yeah now that's how we see it that's how we see it we got don't always see it the same way we have eight of us in here we all saw it that way Dave but is there enough there to overturn it is the question the call on the field is a fumble recovered by the Wildcats we have a minute 33 showing on the clock how about anos Saka he's everywhere so that it's one of two sacks for the Wildcats here tonight and the you continues Northwestern trailed in this game 10 to7 took the lead I'm sorry 7 to three took the lead 10 to S just TI 1010 oh let's see it looks like they're going to overturn it it looks like it's been overturned the Wildcat defense is coming back on the field holy crap wow as a further review the runner knees was down prior to the ball coming Loose by rule we will have a 10-second subtraction the game clock will be at 136 and we'll take it down to 126 and it will start on my signal second down okay so no fumble the defense back on the field Duke gets a another chance minute 26 to [Music] go second down 11 ball on the 23 yd [Music] [Applause] line of the wild cats who lead it 13-1 well you thought maybe that was it it's never easy is it two receivers to the right Hagen the wide man more in the slot panle they had the wrong ball they had the wrong ball out there that's why they they're stopping play now they got the correct ball out there all right second down 11 yds to go snap to Murphy gives it off to Thomas and Thomas kind to get back to the right being chased and run out of bounds but should have enough for a first down chased out by dein Turner I tell you that was a great cut back there by the by the running back he cut way behind the center all the way over to the mark it at the 11 man what a great run where they going to put the ball yes at the 11 yline minute 12 to go three-point Northwestern lead first down here's Murphy throw to the end zone he had a man wide open and over thre threw it that was four laid out for the ball but couldn't reel it in minute nine to go 1310 Northwestern second down and 10 ball is at the 19 yd line it's a little hard is it the 12 or the 19 from our angle no I'm sorry it's the 12 more like the 14 it looks [Applause] like there's the snap and they give it to Thomas again he's got room on the right side hit by Turner inside the five but should have enough for a first down9 seconds to go still third down very close he's short he's a yard short 53 52 clock moving and Duke wants to take their time they want to run some time off this clock here they're in no hurry 4342 and Counting they're going for the win right here oh [Music] yeah 12 seconds on the play clock G clocked down to 30 Murphy gets the snep Murphy now throwing to the right side it's caught by more and he'll lose yardage I think very close did he get the first time got it it appears just inside well let's see no it's fourth down that's fourth down it's fourth down so they'll set the field goal you absolutely they D there're second 30 second tell you we are at the South 30 and when they get down to that end of the field the uh we're only up two stories that's the problem at Ryan at Nine Stories you can see it you lose a little perception down I'm not complaining no and the thing is you're right Dave they were trying to go for the win they were trying to go for the touchdown great job by the defense of holding them out they did not want to put their field goal kicker back on the field they w to score with the football but now they're going to have to kick a field goal and it's going to be a very short field goal yeah well for a guy who's made 64 straight extra points not should be a problem yes 21 yd field goal to tie of the game Peno Miss earlier a short one this is shorter for the tie for Duke here's the snap kick by Pina on the way and the kick is good and we are tied with 15 seconds to go wow I thought he missed that thing it was a line drive and he kicked it from the right hash all the way up to through the left upright wow what a crazy events here miss field goal a review well now the cats will have their chance to get this game back the score now is 13 all Northwestern 13 Duke 13 number six for Northwestern has changes J to number 46 need to go to Lauren in a moment here wild cats now Duke to get the tying [Applause] points 13 all 15 seconds to go in the fourth quarter here is Deany kicking off a squid kick Aus had it lost it now has to fall on it at the 27 yd line 13 seconds showing on the [Music] clock 22 yd field goal officially a 51 yd 11pl [Music] Drive took a minute 46 right the wild cats first and 10 their own 28 yd line 13 seconds on the clock snap to right a throw right lots of time back there steps up starts to run on his feet out to the 35 yd line close to what looked like it could have been a horse collar horse collar but in he was was he inside the box there was no flag on the play that's going to do it that's it and we're going to go to overtime here at Northwestern Medicine field the Northwestern wild cats of the Duke Blue Devils have played 60 minutes and they are all even at the end of the fourth quarter Northwestern 13 Duke 13 back with overtime after this yes this is Northwestern football presented by windross from lafield on 720 WGN alra is a full-service marketing company providing customized marketing printing mailing and signage solutions to 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Medicine field at Martin Stadium Dave and at Ted alre LA withraw on the sidelines 1313 Northwestern and Duke wild cats of course won an overtime game last year over Minnesota Duke lost an overtime game last year to North Carolina double overtime Captain gentlemen we had a great ball game we play a little bit more football determine a winner same thing that's heads that's Tails that's heads that's Tails it's going to be your call heads Heads is a call it's heads you want to talk all right you want to go on defense first which the field you want to play on go down there Duke wins the toss they'll put the defense won the toss let to go on defense first it'll be Northwestern ball first and 10 on this end of the field all right so they got a second chance it's anybody's ball game now it's z0 it all starts over let's go you could see coach Braun talking to his his uh captain before they went out we're going to we're going to go and have the window to our back so that's exactly what they got what most teams do when they win the tosses go on defense because then they then they know how to react based on what their opponent does y that's what you want yep the wild cats did that last [Applause] year against Minnesota first play of the game they one down and then on their first play after Minnesota was on offense first the wild cats then on first play Then bride hit Charlie man Jerry a winning touchdown so each team will get a chance from the opponent's 25 yd line GS the wind at their back although again it seems like the wind has subside a little yeah all right here they come first down for the cats at the 25 of Duke in a 13 all game in overtime that's trying to go two and0 for the first time since 2020 we'll know in the next few minutes all right right looks it over since heading in motion first down to the 25 a snap and to give to quter Running Room inside the 20 all the way down to the 19 he picks up six on a quick burst Alex Howard takes him down we've called his name a lot tonight Howard 12 tackles six solos to lead Duke you know you you just got to be patient with that run game you can't give up on it the cats did that last week here you do the same thing here tonight big pickup for them on the ground second out and four at the 19 yd line of two we're in overtime number one right gets the snap and off quarter again come down a three yard shot of the first down left hash mark it'll be third down to three for the wild cats brought down by Howard again Han got a breather he's back out there replacing Duke olus third down and three for the wild cats two of 14 on third down in this game wow that's not good but that doesn't matter right nowt this one they'll talk about that tomorrow on the film study that part might not be fun right Lang starts in motion right looks it over snap to right rashes on right throwing middle of the field caught first down it is AJ heading at the 10 yd line it's going to be first and goal Tre brayman takes it down first and goal for the Cs at the Duke 10 in overtime 13 all remember to start the third quarter had remember way back went cat at first goal at the nine after blocking a punt Henny with eight catches tonight he's had a big night that was a big catch right there HBY now motions to the right s to right giv the porter takes it up off left tackle to the five reaching for the pylon touchdown cam Porter a 10y touchdown run his second touchdown tonight and the wild cats in overtime go back in front Kobe goes in motion the wide receiver and he makes the initial block out of the out of the end and just was able to pin the in man on the line of scrimmage just enough for Camp hoter to get around for the touchdown Jack olon on for the pat a wide receiver making a key block at the point of attack how about that ham tonight 13 carries 76 yds two [Applause] touchdowns r on the field is a touchdown thew we just saw a replay and it sure looked like cam Porter hit the pylon there was kind of a delayed touchdown signal I [Music] yeah that was confusing why didn't you make the call he standing right in front of it it happened right at his shoelaces we're in overtime at the moment the wild cats lead at 193 with the extra point pending this play is under review so this is our third review right we have the the four catch the Long catch another I'm sorry another catch by Mo then the fumble that was overturn this close shave instant replays brought to you by barbasol shaving cream feeling great starts with a great shave and great shave starts with barbasol thick and Rich moisturizing lather start your day off right with barbasol so if this play stands at the font of R the rule on the field stands touchdown there you go the wild cats have a 1913 lead Jack Olson on to try to give them a 20-3 lead then it would be on the defense to keep Duke out of the end zone and walk out of here with a win will Hulk yard to snap to hter rer Jack olon to kick late on this Friday night the snap kick on the way by ol he is good and it is 20-13 Northwestern in overtime and now it's up to the defense the drive 25 yds of course in four plays and the wild cats are back in front Duke will play at the same end of the field [Music] wellander Mueller has 11 tackles four of them are solos and he needs a couple on this drive now remember the last time that the Blue Devils got down for their field goal they did that not running the ball but throwing the ball let's see how they come out here in overtime [Applause] right Duke first down at the Northwestern 25 and Murphy's going to throw is heading towards the end zone more over the shoulder catch touchdown Duke just like that one play Duke goes in is within a point of tying the game that was quick yes Murphy 25 yd touchdown pass to Jordan Moore well I just made the comment that they went down that last possession and threw the ball almost every time and they must have Hur because they came out and threw a shot right down the middle of the of the field 25 and one Helo for the game tying Pat the snap kick is up the kick is good and we are tied again so we'll go to overtime number two you got plans Ted no I'm good I'm good I so the Blue Devils answer the Wildcat touchdown takes them one play a 25 yard strike for Murphy to Moore Jordan Moore his 17th career touchdown again the night 15th all time of Duke in receiving yardage and so overtime number two coming up wild cats have certainly had their share of overtime games over the years 2020 game in overtime we go to the second [Music] OT so this time Duke gets to come back out and play offense that's kind of the way it goes you trade off Northwestern now will be on D and they'll be able to watch and see how they manage this drive all right at the 25 of the [Applause] Wildcats Thomas the running back Murphy will throw middle of the field more wide open to the 10 down inside the five again take the GI to Thomas More wide open middle of the field first and goal from the three yd [Applause] line the snap to Murphy looks to throw left out of the end zone P H's got it for the touchdown yeah back sh shoulder throw right there perfectly drawn up well executed on the mark two plays they score score dke 26 wer 20 so the Duke now must go for two the overtime rules the second overtime you have to attempt the two-point [Music] [Applause] conversion and touchdown three yards to pan Co his second touchdown tonight more now with 11 catches for 120 plus yards back-to- back touchdowns in OT D leads at 2620 and the second overtime now the two-point conversion attempt punch formation to the right hand cold to the [Applause] left snap to Murphy Murphy going to the back of the end zone broken up incomplete broken up by Koko OA as intended for Del Mullen in the back of the end zone so it's 26-2 now the Wildcats will get their chance y they must score a touchdown and they must convert the two-point conversion to win 2620 Duke that scoring Drive 25 yards in two plays Murphy will end up with Gautier numbers than it looked like he was going to have a turnover here ends the [Applause] [Music] game and a Duke Victory first down of the 25 here's Porter steam rolling up the middle inside the 20 down at the 18 yd line they went right back to the to the profit Center this is what got him down there the first OT they're going right back to it again cam Porter is all lathered up he looks good right now he's running great yo line is doing the job up front nice pick up seven eight yards right there 2620 Duke in the second overtime cats second and three at the 18 yd line mfield hand Porter again left side got the first down works his way down inside the 12 wow he read that well he bounced outside to the left and picked up the first Joshua picket makes the stop first down for the wild gats boy he did a nice move there he's really patient don't overcommit he saw where the seam was and then he hit it hard first down at the Duke 12 I think he dragged two guys over the first down yardage 89 yards rushing tonight for Camp Porter two touchdowns first and 10 Murphy's going to throw two Porter makes the catch inside the 10 Twisted out of bounds What A Catch there seven by Jaylen Stinson how about that catch Dave terrific catch gain of five the ball was thrown behind him he had to twist back catch the ball to a full 360 or a 180 come down inbounds and get the extra yardage second down five yds to go at the Duke seven in the second overtime Duke leading 26 to 20 here's the snap the give to Porter left side inside the five as he CS it up they're going to mark it about the three yd line it's going to be third and one and you notice what's going on here Dave they're running over the left side of that offensive line they know they got some Moxy up there with fear in and in there also is love lace who is coming in for the hert Herzog third down and one at the three yd line of Duke in overtime number two there's the snap option right with a ball and he's going to lose yardage back to the 13 yd line oh no and it's going to be fourth down for the Wildcats and they have one play here a big loss of yardage they have one play here to try to stay in this game wow fourth down and nine we had not seen that run an option this year in two games last gasp here for the cats fourth down and nine snap to right right looking right steps up scrambling to the left still looking gets a block back pedals throws to the end zone back to the end zone in complete and Duke has come in to Evon and beaten the wild cats in double overtime 26- 20 that's the end the football game looked like he had a man in the back of the end zone and I think was pretty close back to the end zone yeah that was cby could not bring it in and the Duke Blue Devils have beaten the wild cats for a sixth consecutive time this time in double overtime 26- 20 well a heartbreaker for the cats who led much of the night had some chances to add to their lead could not do it and they suffered their first loss of the season 26-20 the final tonight here at Northwestern medicon field we will take a break we'll come back and recap it for you in a moment